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Numbers one through ten are all aboard this Thomas the Tank Engine counting

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nice book
This is rather young for my son (3) but he still loves it being Thomas and reviewing the numbers can never be bad! It's a nice hard book and I wish I would have had it a year or so ago!

Thomas the Tank Engine Counts to Ten
Of all the board books in the toddler Thomas the Tank Engine series, this is my 3-year-old's favorite! The illustrations are so colorful, and the engines and people so expressive, that learning to counting is alot of fun. Your child can count engines, people, and objects associated with a train station. Just the right size for little hands, durable, and priced right for parents who want their child to have various Thomas books. ... Read more

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Lionel Trains come to life on the pages of this board book -- perfect for the young train lover. ... Read more

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There’s a rumor out that Sir Topham Hatt is going to get rid of the trains! James learns a lesson about bragging, and Percy saves the day when there is a wedding on the Island of Sodor. This endearing collection of Thomas the Tank Engine stories is illustrated with photos from the beloved TV show.
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Thomas is convinced that he can drive himself! When he heads off on his own, he learns that stopping can be harder than starting.

This classic story, originally by the Reverend W Awdry, has been adapted to appeal to the reader who is just beginning to read. Includes fun language building activities. ... Read more

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From working in the scrapyard to working together, Thomas proves that little engines can do big things in this Pictureback filled with photos from the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad. ... Read more

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One of the nice, affordable paperbacks.
I'm not sure the story made sense in LITTLE ENGINES CAN DO BAD THINGS, but the Thomas fans will still like it. Its pictures are in bright primary colors, but it uses simplistic drawings rather than the Thomas photographs of the other Britt Allcroft Thomas books. And there's nothing in the background of the pictures to talk about with the kids. We like to read a book over and over and sometimes stop and discuss every picture, so nothing to talk about is a drawback. This is one of those great Thomas paperbacks that are inexpensive, making it easy to collect lots of them.

Upbeat message in book
The book has a very positive message for children, and my son loves it. The only drawback is that it skirts around the plot of the movie on which it is based. Diesel 10 is not even mentioned, so the central plot of the movie is not conveyed. This is fine, unless your child wants the book because he loved the movie. Lady and Thomas are there, and being really useful makes them heroes. ... Read more

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By the 1840s, daring Americans were trickling westward to begin a new life in the great wide open. When gold was discovered in 1848, the promise of riches drew people by the thousands out to California. But the journey was slow and dangerous, since the best ways of travelling were by wagon and on foot.During the "railroad fever" of the 1830s, thousands of miles of track were laid, mostly throughout the Northeast and the South. Few had dreamt of extending this new travel westward-but all it takes is a few. Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862, allowing for the start of the first transcontinental railroad.Though construction problems and hard times confronted them, American workers, Chinese immigrants, and former slaves pounded away through the rough geography of the western U.S., paving a path for the new train.A day in the life of a railroad worker was not an easy one. The work was backbreaking; the conditions were terrible; and workers were often faced with attack from Native Americans. The building of the railroad turned into a great race between two companies, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific, to see who could finish their part of the railroad faster. The company that got farthest stood to make the most money. The "great race" turned into a national pastime-with reports of progress dominating the news.Railroad Fever illuminates the struggles of the railroad worker, the anger of the Plains Indians, and the many changes in both American life and geography that were prompted by the railroad. The completion of the transcontinental railroad left empty boomtowns across the country, changed the ethnic face of America, and, of course, created a new exciting and fast way of travel.Like the other titles in the Crossroads America series, Railroad Fever is illustrated with period paintings, drawings, and photographs. Also included are a glossary and an index. ... Read more

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The Little Engine That Could has a big problem-her engine won't start! There's only one thing to do: go to the mechanic and get a checkup. But what if the problem can't be fixed? Will the Little Blue Engine ever ride the rails again?

Based on the original story by Watty Piper.
Illustrated by Francesc Mateu. ... Read more

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Big Blue Engine picks up where the Thomas the Tank Engine series leaves off. No smiley-faced cartoon adventurers here, just hard-working, carefully detailed train engines. The brightly colored blue engine backs up to the freight car, hooks on, and is off to the seaport. Interactive tabs and flaps allow young readers to slide the train over the bridge ("Chug-chug! Puff-puff! Whoosh!"), pull it out of the tunnel, help the crane unload the freight onto a huge ship, and return the train to the station for a well-deserved rest--just as the green engine and red engine are setting out for their workday!

This small board book--along with Ken Wilson-Max's three other interactive books, Little Red Plane, Little Green Tow Truck, and Big Silver Space Shuttle--is designed for the very young reader. Although the tabs may be a little difficult for smaller fingers, toddlers are sure to love the subject matter and the opportunity to push and pull heavy machinery to their hearts' content. (Baby to Preschool) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Doesn't hold up
My two year old loves the book, but the moving parts did not hold up at all.

Great!
My sons (ages 3 & 7) love this book. They read/play with it so much, they wore it out. The moving parts on each page really keep their interest. It's lots of fun. ... Read more

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The Alphabet Train Coloring Book is a brand new children’s book from The Railroad Press. It has 32 full-size pages of coloring fun and educational activities. It’s a fun way for children to learn their ABC’s! They will ride along from A to Z as the Alphabet Train fills its freight cars with cargo that the children will love to color! Not only does each page contain a loaded freight car, but it also has capital and small letters written in different type styles so that children will be able to identify letters when they see them. The Alphabet Train Coloring Book includes bonus pages on signs, signals and locomotives! The Alphabet Train Coloring Book is for children ages 1-6. There is also a Children’s Railroad Learning & Activity Book for children ages 6-12.

The Alphabet Train Coloring Book is 8-1/2” x 11” and 32 pages. ... Read more

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Good morning, America, how are you?
Said don't you know me? I'm your native son.
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans.
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.

This classic tune captured the timeless soul of the American countryside and the golden era when people crossed it by train. Immortalized by the magical voice of Arlo Guthrie and sung around campfires by millions, "City of New Orleans" narrates the journey of the train with that name as it runs from snowy, industrial Chicago through small Midwestern towns to lush Louisiana.

Michael McCurdy's striking scratchboard-and-watercolor illustrations capture the change in landscapes seen out the windows and the lively events inside the cars, including a young adventurer exploring the entire train during his trip.

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A STORY THAT MAKES YOU SING
Bright with Michael McCurdy's striking woodblock illustrations, "The Train They Call The City of New Orleans," a classic tune captured by the voice of Arlo Guthrie, comes to lilting life beginning with a map of the train trip from Chicago to New Orleans.

Evocative of a time when most travelers in the United States crossed the country by train, the lyrics of this familiar song are preceded by a map of the train's route.

Beginning in wintry Illinois readers find the "restless riders" in one of those fifteen cars, and watch the conductors prepare for their duties. Sacks of mail are loaded, and then the train pulls out of Kankakee through "freight yards full of old black men and the graveyards of the rusted automobiles."

Later Pullman porters ready berths for the night as engineers guide the mammoth locomotive toward the Midwest and Louisiana.

Youngsters will respond to the arresting illustrations and soon be humming along with the narrative.

- Gail Cooke

Not just for kids!
If you love the song, made famous by Arlo Guthrie, you probably like trains. If you like trains, this book is sure to delight you! It's a wonderful tribute to the classic folksong! Steve Goodman composed "The City of New Orleans" while riding the Illinois Central, while observing his fellow passengers and the passing landscape. Who can forget the warm images he recounted: of the old men playing cards, the young mother nursing her baby, the passengers being lulled to sleep by the rhythm of the rails? "Everything in this song actually happened," Goodman once said; "I'm no good at fiction." Michael McCurdy's illustrations, a combination of woodcuts and watercolors, must be seen and savored! The book is aimed toward children, and kids are certain to enjoy it. But I believe it will evoke stronger emotions in baby-boomers who remember the song and how it actually felt to "be gone 500 miles when the day is done". ... Read more

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One train. Red train. Chugga...Two trains. Orange trains.Chugga-chugga...This is the perfect book for toddlers because...toddlers Lovetrains! The rolling, rhythmic text, with its onomatopoeic sounds, is fun to read aloud. And the big, eye-catching trains by Ed Vere are painted in a simple, graphic style. All aboard, everyone! A rainbow of trains is at the station, ready to go! ... Read more

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My Two Year Old Loves TRAINS!
This is his favorite book. Bright colors, cute drawings - equals pure fun. Must have for toddler who loves trains.

We LOVE this book!
Choo Choo, All aboard! Our 2 year old has been glued to Red Train ever since it arrived, the bright, colourful and most of all FUN drawings really hold his attention. He reaches for this book first every single time and loves turning the pages for the next chunk of toddler exitement. The colourful cast of animals, trains, bright colours and simple words make for a favourite. When's the next book coming we can't wait!!! ... Read more

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"Once upon a time there was a train that dreamed of being a boat."

It was the train that took immigrants seeking a better life in the New World across the endless flat prairies to San Francisco. And it was the train that took Conor, a small homesick boy from Ireland, on the voyage he would remember for the rest of his life. While on that train, Conor dreams of being back in Connemara, Ireland, with his grandfather, when suddenly, to his amazement, the waving prairie grass becomes the sea and the train on which he is traveling, like a boat, sails across it right back to his home. How Conor comes to realize that the home he's left behind will always with him provides a reassuring and deeply satisfying resolution to thie poignant tale. The dreamlike paintings by Cadecott Hoor artist Eric Rohmann combine with the lyrical text of Irish playwright Antoine O Flatharta to make this one of the most memorable books of this -- or any -- season. ... Read more

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In the 1830s, Americans fell in love with railroads and locomotives. Soon we were building the biggest, most powerful locomotives in the world. The steam locomotive became a symbol of American ingenuity and skill that our national poet, Walt Whitman, called an "emblem of motion and power - pulse of the continent."

One of the most useful locomotives was a wood-burning 4-4-0, an eight-wheeler made for fast passenger service. The author explains how an eight-wheeler was built and takes the reader through the construction process, from the draftsmen's first drawings to the beautifully crafted, perfectly tuned locomotive that steamed out of the shop with the sun glinting off her polished brass bell and whistle. The mechanical details are miraculously revealed in the illustrations, showing the skill and pride of the craftsmen who helped to build this great nation. ... Read more

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Excellence
Very few children's books venture beyond an image. Weitzman's presentation in "Locomotive: Building an Eight-Wheeler" goes beyond the typical superficial children's train book. Weitzman shows how a train is put together using machines just as grand as the engine. Several manufacturing processes are illustrated in a simplistic manner, which can be understood by a child. The line drawings are magnificent with exquisite detail. The text accompanying the drawings is clear and concise presented at the level of the intended reader. This is the type of book that creates interest in a child.

Not another "Superpower"
Unlike "Superpower", Weitzman's previous book on steam locomotives, this one is specifically written for children. The wealth of detail, and the story, in "Superpower" is totally absent in this book. I counted a total of 18 pages. That's the bad stuff.

The good stuff is that the exquisite line drawings are just as breathtaking as they are in "Superpower". Occaisonal bits of detail sneak into the text to tease you with the authors knowledge of 19th century industrial technology.

Even as a children's book, I think there could have been more. ... Read more

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The train to Glasgow is about to depart from Donibristle Station. Mr. MacIver, the engine driver, is anxious to get going, and the guard is all set to wave his flag and blow his whistle. . . .But wait! Here comes young Donald MacBrain, racing full-tilt. Will he make it? Yes, and just in time! Donald, Mr. MacIver, the guard, various passengers, and some very lively feathered friends all play important roles in what turns out to be an unforgettable train ride to Glasgow.

This exuberant tale by Wilma Horsbrugh, told in a cumulative rhyme in the style of "The House That Jack Built," has delighted generations of British youngsters. For its first appearance as a picture book, it has been strikingly illustrated by Paul Cox. ... Read more

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Thomas goes to school for a day in this board book made just for Toddlers. ... Read more

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Odds Bodkin's story, based on folklore that Irish railroad workers brought to America, and Ted Rose's shimmering watercolors evoke the suspense and mystery of this otherworldly chase through the high Rocky Mountains. On a foggy night, spring floods swell the Colorado River. John Mercer, engineer of Train Number 1, and Mr. O'Reilly, his fireman, worry about crossing Gore Canyon where, twenty years before, the trestle washed out and an unlucky engineer drove his train over the edge. Is Gore Canyon Trestle still there? And can they-should they-try to outrun the Banshee? ... Read more

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The Banshee Train
My 3-year-old son is crazy about trains, and even in an extensive library of train books, this is almost certainly his favorite. It's exciting, a little spooky, with beautiful paintings and simple but accurate steam train action and terms. This is a must-have for young train lovers. ... Read more