| Locomotive Contributor(s): Floca, Brian (Author), Floca, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416994157 ISBN-13: 9781416994152 Publisher: Atheneum Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Machinery & Tools - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 385.097 |
| LCCN: 2012042295 |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 11.2" W x 11.8" (1.30 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 160657 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Caldecott Medal Winner, Sibert Honor Book, and New York Times bestseller Locomotive is a rich and detailed sensory exploration of America's early railroads, from the creator of the "stunning" (Booklist) Moonshot. It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails, come cross the young country! |
Contributor Bio(s): Floca, Brian: - Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive, winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Lightship, also a Sibert Honor Book; and Racecar Alphabet, an ALA Notable Children's Book. He has illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories, Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com. |