The Little Engine That Could Goes on a Class Trip (Reading Railroad Books) [Paperback]

Watty Piper (Author), Monique Z. Stephens (Author), Jose Maria Cardona (Illustrator)

Book Description

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

The Little Engine That Could is so excited-she's going to the safari zoo with Piney Vale School's second-grade class! But something terrible happens: a baby elephant goes missing! Can the Little Blue Engine find Baby Lulu and deliver her back safe and sound?

Based on the original story by Watty Piper.
Illustrated by Jose Maria Cardona.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Platt & Munk / Grosset & Dunlap (July 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448431807
• ISBN-13: 978-0448431802
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,171,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Little Engine That Could Goes on a Class Trip (Reading Railroad Books), January 15, 2009

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Anna M. Ligtenberg "AnnaLovesBooks" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Little Engine That Could Goes on a Class Trip (Reading Railroad Books) (Paperback)

ISBN 0448431807 - Only a Little Engine That Could fan, one who's already been disappointed by a book like The Little Engine That Could: Let's Sing ABC (The Little Engine That Could) (A Lift-the-Flap Alphabet Book), could possibly know the relief I felt when I found this book. Watty Piper's original Little Engine has been restored in my eyes and I couldn't be happier.

The Little Engine goes along with Piney Vale's second-grade class on a trip to the safari zoo. While they're there, a baby elephant is discovered to be missing. Can the Little Engine help get the baby back to her mother? I think she can!

Author Monique Z. Stephens is my hero. The story is suspenseful and exciting and she captures the Little Engine perfectly. Illustrations by Jose Maria Cardona are bright and colorful, and very expressive - 100% awesome! This is a team I'd like to see more from, but I may be prejudiced in my joy at finding a Little Engine story that is good enough to sit side-by-side on my shelf with Piper's book.

- AnnaLovesBooks