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Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection) (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
by Donald Crews (Illustrator)
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Award-winning books, Picture books, Ages 4-8, Children's books |
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The award-winning book Freight Train will take your child on a magical journey - red caboose, orange tank car, yellow hopper car etc. - introducing trains, colors, and the concept of fast and slow. |
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Author: Donald Crews (Illustrator)
Publisher: Greenwillow
Pub. in: September, 1996
ISBN: 0688149006
Pages: 26
Measurements: 6 x 4.7 x 0.6 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00372
Other information: Broadbook edition
ISBN-13: 978-0688149000
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- Awards & Credential -
A winner of 1979 Caldecott Honor |
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This simple but stylish book of Crews's 1979 Caldecott Honor Book retains its freshness and child appeal. A multicolored freight train comes down the track. Each car is named from the back forward, with its appropriate color: red caboose, orange tank car, yellow hopper car, etc., until the black engine is reached. The train moves faster, through cities, tunnels, night and day, faster and faster until it is gone. The clear, graphic art illustrations convey utility and, as the train goes faster and the illustrations blur, the very essence of speed. This is ideal for introducing trains, colors, and the concept of fast and slow to preschool and early elementary students, and perfect for ell programs.
With a few words and the most marvelous illustrations, Freight Train will take your child on a magical journey. Each page features a different part of the freight train in a bright color. Then the whole train moves through the countryside, faster and faster until the colors start to blur from the speed.
Several things make this simple book so effective. First, the bright colors are identified to help preschoolers learn them. Next, the different cars on the train are given names, so young engineers will recognize them when they see a real freight train. They are introduced to the engine and tender (in hard-working black), a hopper car, a tanker car, a flat car, and so on all the way to the red caboose in back.
Best of all, these are not simplistic little kid pictures. What makes this book so appealing is how detailed the train cars are. Every little rivet and brake hose is visible in these pictures despite the bright colors. Crews' drawings are absolutely remarkable.
- From quoting School Library Journal
Target readers:
Pre-schoolers
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Donald Crews has been awarded a Caldecott Honor twice, for Freight Train and Truck. Among his other enormously popular books are Bigmama's and Shortcut. Mr. Crews and his wife, the author-artist Ann Jonas, live in Germantown, New York.
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Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
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Christinemm (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
Simple text describes 4 different types of freight cars, the caboose, the tender and the steam engine. The six basic colors plus black are used for each car and therefore this is an ideal way to teach colors to the little train-lover. Very fast read and my son pleads me to read it again. I don't mind, as this is not aggravating in any way (as some of the board books are). Sturdy board book construction. Great book! |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
This book has short phrases on each page, and the entire story reads like a non-rhyming poem. I believe that the rhythm of the verses, along with the clear bright illustrations, is what drew my son to this book, even at 10 months old. For his 3rd birthday recently, I made train decorations based on the illustrations in Freight Train. He still enjoys the book and now "reads" it to himself. Preschoolers can easily memorize this wonderful book. |
L. Schwark (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
This book gets a lot of use in my daycare home. Of course it's a favorite with the train lovers in the group, but everyone enjoys it. It's beautifully illustrated, so even the older readers like to look at it. The 8 year olds will remember the book from when it was read to them when they were younger and love to read it to the younger ones. The non-readers like the simple text and how the book flows. It's a perfect before nap time book. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
This book belongs in every childten's library. I have 4 children ranging in ages from 20 down to 2 years (only 1 is a boy). It is a book I should of bought years ago. I just kept taking it out of the library. This time, I will buy it!
This is a perfect example of "a little goes a long way!" It's simple text and clear & colorful illustrations have made this book a favorite of all my children. |
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