Freight Train Board Book
A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 20, 1996
In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train.
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- Who it’s for
- Bold shapes and vivid colors bring the rolling presence of a freight train close at hand.
- Themes
- Freight trains, Train cars
- Genres
- Trains & Railways, Color Books, Counting & Numbers
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In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This board book features sturdy pages and is just the right size for little hands. This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train.
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Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite. Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.
Color in Motion
Bold shapes and vivid colors bring the rolling presence of a freight train close at hand.
Come here for
- A train rendered in simple, powerful words and bright colors
- The satisfying sequence of a caboose, cars, tender, and steam engine
Expect
- Sturdy board-book pages sized for little hands
- A straightforward, vivid encounter with a freight train
Where it sits
| Color Books | 67% |
|---|---|
| Counting & Numbers | 60% |
| Trains & Railways | 58% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art & Architecture
- Color Books
- Counting & Numbers
- Opposites
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- Size & Shape
- Interactive Adventures
- Cars & Trucks
- Trains & Railways
- Authors
- Donald Crews
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 20, 1996
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Freight trains · Train cars
- Reading lane
- Art & Architecture