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| 101. Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown | |
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Amazon.com Two trains are heading west. One is streamlined, the other small and old. Ontheir parallel journeys, the trains encounter rivers, hills, snow, and duststorms, but neither is thwarted. But look closer and see that these two trains,though similar in many ways, have a surprising difference: one is the realthing, traversing the countryside, and the other is a toy, making its way acrossrug fringe "tracks," along the edge of a bathtub, through a tunnel made from abook, and past a broom and dust pan. Brown's brilliant yet simple text and theDillons' clever and striking pictures, will serve as inspiration to many flightsof fancy in young readers' minds. Truly exquisite. (Ages 3 to 6) --EmilieCoulter Reviews (8)
Unlike some of the other reviewers, I believe even young (2 and up) children can understand the parallels between the two train's journeys, even without coaching from their reading partner. "Look, Mommie, the shower is like rain for the toy train!" It is a wonderful vehicle to help children think creatively. For adults, there are even more rewarding subtleties. For example, if you look at the cover, you note the toy train is wrapped in a gift box sitting atop the luggage on the train platform in front of the real train. The title pages show the box unwrapped before the story begins. In the last two pages of the book, the real train reaches its destination, and the toy train is seen on the floor approaching the bed of a sleeping child. I interepreted this as representing that someone who loved the child - a traveling parent, relative, family friend, etc. - had traveled on the real train to the child's home and brought the toy train as a present for the child. The two trains cross mountains and rivers, go through dark tunnels, rain and snow storms, and travel long distances to reach their destinations. As a mother, I found this to be a fine allegory of a parent's love. Neither rain, nor snow, nor fringe on the rug will keep a loving parent from a child's side. Each train faces trials which are difficult in their own measure for the train in question, yet each train ultimately completes its journey successfully. I find the last page - the image of the toy train reaching the sleeping child, to be wonderfuly evocative. Though the book ends there, as I believe it should, one can easily imagine the delighted child coming down the stairs in the morning, carrying the toy train, and looking eagerly for their loved one. I have no idea if that was Ms. Brown's intention, but that is how her book reached me. There are many levels on which to enjoy this book, and I heartily recommend it for age 2 and up along with their reading partners. The sense of coming home to warmth and safety make it a great bedtime book as well.
It might be a little hard for young children to understand the parallels that are shown. Parents might have to expalin this to children under 4. We recommend this book to children ages 1-4. The illustrations are colorful, fun, and contain lots of interesting things to look at.
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| 102. I'm a Great Big Monster Truck (Tonka) by Michael Anthony Steele, Marc Mones, Isidre Mones | |
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The two year old in our family really enjoyed it, but our young four year old who is reading some now was disappointed not to enjoy a story with real trucks like Gravedigger/Eradicator/etc. I am searching now for a "real monster jam book" and I think he will enjoy it more. I would buy the book again though with more emphasis on the younger child. ... Read more | |
| 103. Planes at the Airport by Peter Mandel, Edward Miller | |
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| 104. The Jet Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster, Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster | |
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Book Description Illustrated entirely on computer, the book is sure to appeal to young children learning the alphabet, older readers discovering the world of jets, or adult aviation aficionados. Reviews (3)
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| 105. Big Book of Race Cars by Trevor Lord | |
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| 106. 2 Books in 1: My Big Truck and Train Book : 2 Books in 1 by Roger Priddy | |
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| 107. Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin'! by Jill Esbaum | |
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| 108. Mr. Gumpy's Outing Board Book by John Burningham | |
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Mr. Gumpy (who is not grumpy in the least) lives on the banks of a river, and owns a boat. As he goes for a boat ride, two children ask to come along. Mr. Gumpy gives them instructions on what not to do, and they join him. Next a bunny comes along. Mr. Gumpy tells it what not to do, and it joins him. As Mr. Gumpy poles his boat down the river, more and more animals join the party, each receiving a stipulation from Mr. Gumpy on what behavior is appropriate. After the boat fills, the animals suddenly ignore Mr. Gumpy's requests and begin to misbehave. As a result, they all topple headlong into the river, retiring to Gumpy's for tea. Originally published in England (and if Mr. Gumpy isn't THE most English picture book gentleman you've seen outside of Paddington Bear himself, I'll eat my hat) the story is incredibly civilized. There's nothing like seeing a sheep delicately sipping from a straw to drill home the essential manners and protocols essential to everyday interactions. The illustrations are especially nice. Mr. Gumpy never looks particularly upset or angry by anything that happens to him. As he poles his boat a black and white pen and ink drawing on the left pages shows the boat and it's inhabitants. On the right page is a colorful drawing of the animal(s) asking to be allowed to join. The book, despite the whole falling into the water bit, is calm and peaceful. Just the kind of fun story you'd expect to be read on a cold rainy day. Highly recommended (especially with crumpets and bit of toast with marmalade).
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| 109. Wilbur and Orville Wright : Young Fliers (Childhood Of Famous Americans) by Augusta Stevenson | |
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| 110. Thomas & Friends: Down at the Docks (Pictureback Book Series) by W. REV AWDRY | |
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not only is reading great for your childrens minds, thomas stories usually have a moral and a good clean storyline ... Read more | |
| 111. The Cranky Day and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories (Random House Pictureback Book) by W. REV AWDRY | |
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| 112. The New York Subways (Great Building Feats) by Lesley A. Dutemple | |
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| 113. Draw 50 Cars, Trucks and Motocycles (Draw 50) by LEE J. AMES | |
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| 114. Truck Board Book (Caldecott Collection) | |
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Book Description Follow the big red truck on it's cross-country journey in Donald Crew's classic wordless book, perfect for sharing with the very young. Reviews (7)
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| 115. Monster Machines by Caroline Bingham | |
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I was especially impressed with the inclusion of the Jumbo Jet (photo of piggy-backed Space Shuttle was cool) and the Ice Breaker Ship. I find the fold-out pages to be more an asset than hindrance. True, extra care is required to avoid bending them, but the extended page size they afford more than makes up for the inconvenience.
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| 116. Next Stop Grand Central by Maira Kalman | |
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| 117. Eyewitness Pirate (Eyewitness Books) by Richard Platt, Tina Chambers | |
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Learn about Anne Bonny, a fearsome female pirate, peruse the pictures of pirate treasure, from Spanish doubloons to richly ornamented crosses. Compare the different pirate flags, and learn about who made each one. Check out the different types of ships, authentic pirate clothes and weapons, and a storehouse of other REAL pirate information. If you know someone (young or old) who is fascinated by all things pirate, then you must introduce them to this book! It's a visual crash course in pirateness, and it's excellent!
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| 118. A Crack in the Track (Thomas & Friends) by JANE E. GERVER | |
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| 119. Busy Boats (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton | |
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| 120. The Little Train | |
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