| Freight Train: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Crews, Donald (Author), Crews, Donald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688117015 ISBN-13: 9780688117016 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: Cars are convenient; planes are fast; buses are cheap; but not one of these conveyances holds a candle to a train--and Donald Crews proves it in this "color concept book of outstanding quality" (Boston Globe). The train moves slowly at first, then it picks up speed, zooming across the page in a majestic blur of color, speed, and sound. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Colors - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 78002303 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 9.8" W x 8" (0.21 lbs) 24 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Caldecott Honor Book Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train. In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train. Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crews, Donald: - Donald Crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Books Freight Train and Truck. He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley. Donald Crews es el renombrado autor de dos libros merecedores del premio Caldecott, Tren de carga (Freight Train) y School Bus. Vive con su esposa, Ann Jonas, cerca del Río Hudson, en Nueva York. |