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Trains Run! by George Ella Lyon

Trains Run!

George Ella Lyon, Benn Lyon

Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books · Print & ebook · June 4, 2019

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring Trains Run!.

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Who it’s for
A rhythmic, trackside look at the many kinds of trains and what they do.
Themes
Trains, Transportation, Trains’ daily activities
Genres
Trains & Railways, Stories in Verse

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About this book

We’ve already learned that trucks roll, planes fly, and boats float. Now, all aboard for the fourth book in George Ella Lyon’s transportation series, and this time learn all about trains! Train travels down the track— all day gone all night back. Trains run! From steam engines to subways, from the locomotive to the caboose, this story stays right on track, exploring all different kinds of trains and what they do in a day.

All Aboard

A rhythmic, trackside look at the many kinds of trains and what they do.

Come here for

  • Steam engines, subways, locomotives, and cabooses
  • A lively read-aloud rhythm with a train’s steady motion

Expect

  • A broad look at trains and their daily work
  • Short, lyrical lines that stay right on track

Where it sits

Stories in Verse86%
Trains & Railways48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Transportation Adventures
  • Trains & Railways
  • Stories in Verse
Authors
George Ella Lyon, Benn Lyon
Publisher
Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Published
June 4, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Trains · Transportation · Trains’ daily activities
Reading lane
Transportation Adventures