Freight Train [Hardcover]

Donald Crews (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

"Clear bright illustrations show all the cars of a train bringing the reader the excitement of movement through day and night, country and city."--Booklist.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Presented in blocks of brilliant colors, the multihued train in this Caldecott Honor book undertakes a dazzling journey before disappearing from the final page. Ages 2-up.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

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.

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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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (October 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068880165X
• ISBN-13: 978-0688801656
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 10.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully designed, a must-have children's book, February 25, 2000

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Pizzercat "pizzercat" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection) (Board book)

My 16-month-old son loves trains, and we have read many train books. Freight Train is his favorite (and has been his favorite book for the last two months). The illustrations are spare and clear, use primary colors, and have enough detail that my son finds some new train hardware to point at each time we read the book. As the train moves, its different-colored cars blur together for a nice visual effect.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for little train lovers, December 28, 2000

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This review is from: Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection) (Board book)

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!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little ones love the rhythm of Freight Train when read aloud, May 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection) (Board book)

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.