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The Little Train by Lois Lenski

The Little Train

Lois Lenski

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 24, 2002

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring The Little Train.

The ClassicsTrains & Railwayschildren
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Who it’s for
A working train’s everyday route offers a lively ride from Tinytown to the city and back.
Themes
Train journey, How trains work
Genres
Trains & Railways, The Classics

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About this book

Mr. Small does it all! In this adventure, Engineer Small drives his little train from Tinytown to the city-and back. Along the way, the little train passes tunnels and stops at stations to pick up cargo and passengers. Presented in full color for the first time, Lois Lenski's The Little Train will delight a whole new generation of readers as they learn all about the ins and outs of a working train.

A Train’s Busy Day

A working train’s everyday route offers a lively ride from Tinytown to the city and back.

Come here for

  • Tunnels, station stops, cargo, and passengers on a small train’s route
  • A child-friendly look at the ins and outs of train work

Expect

  • A round trip from Tinytown to the city, with stops along the way
  • Lois Lenski’s train story, presented in full color

Where it sits

Trains & Railways93%
The Classics48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Kids & Science
  • Trains & Railways
Authors
Lois Lenski
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
September 24, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Train journey · How trains work
Reading lane
The Classics