Trains Don't Sleep

Author: Rosenbaum, Andria Warmflash

Edition: Illustrated

Features:

• HMH

Format: Picture Book

Number Of Pages: 40

Details:

Puffing, chuffing, never yawning  Climbing hills as day is dawning.     Trains don’t sleep, they  CLANG and HOOT Cross bridges and canyons, plow through snow, charge down mountains, and meander across fields filled with sheep. And when it is time to rest and dreams are just ahead, never fear—trains don’t sleep so that you can. With the feel of a classic and vivid artwork that captures the power and majesty of trains, this is a  fast-paced rhyming ode to the locomotive. From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 1—Trains roll by throughout the seasons, at night and during the day, and set against backdrops that vary from nature scenes to urban settings. In the beginning, viewers see a passenger train followed by a freight train, a steam train, and even a circus train. Holding the random scenes together are a girl and a boy getting on at different stops, befriending each other during the ride, and waving goodbye as they part. The rhyming text is rich and rhythmic—"Rumbling, grumbling, screech and squeal,/Rolling, trolling wheels on steel." The softly hued images in oil on paper are uncomplicated and inviting, ranging from close-up scenes to wide landscapes, set during the early to mid-20th century. A simple, illustrated glossary is appended. VERDICT Sure to be a hit with train fans. Best shared in small groups or one-on-one.—Gaye Hinchliff, King County Library System, WA

Reviews:

“...truly transporting...” —New York Times Book Review

"Sure to be a hit with train fans." —SLJ

"A well-crafted tribute to trains." —Booklist

"Undeniably beautiful..." —Kirkus

About the Author:

Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum wrote her first picture book at age eleven. She has a Master’s degree in Special Education from Bank Street College of Education. Read more at: Deirdre Gill's debut book  Outside (2014) was inspired by her own experiences of playing outside as a child. The outdoors is still a source of wonder and excitement for Deirdre

— the place she goes to "see the possibilities" as well as to ski, hike, and bike with her family. She lives in snowy Vermont with her husband, Jason Chin, also a children’s book author and artist, and their son. Visit her at Deirdregill.com....

EAN: 9780544380745

Release Date: 02-05-2017

Languages: English

Item Condition: New

Binding:

Hardcover