Terrific Trains (Amazing Machines Series) by Tony Mitton, Ant Parker (Illustrator)

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Synopsis

Big Trains, small trains, old trains, and new, rattling and whistling -- Choo, choo, choo! Preschoolers will chuckle as a wacky animal crew toots the whistle and treats them to the delights only a train journey can offer. Clickety-clack, whizz down the track, slow to a railroad crossing, rumble through a tunnel, and finally pull into the station where passengers await the fastest holiday flyer of them all!

Annotation

Rhyming text introduces a variety of trains as they leave a station, rush along the tracks, and arrive at the platform where travelers are waiting.

Children's Literature

Clever, rhyming text, and bold, cartoon-like illustrations enliven this book which describes various kinds of trains and related accessories. Richard Scary-type animals add interest to the action packed descriptions of various kinds of trains in motion. There's a short glossary of pictures at the end of the book with train parts used throughout the story. The well-chosen vocabulary will soon have your preschooler "reading" along with you.

Biography

Tony Mitton is a widely anthologized children's poet, as well as a teacher and performing poet. His Royal Raps won the 1997 Nottinghamshire Libraries/Dillons Children's Book Award. His recent collection of poetry, Plum, won the Publishers Weekly 2003 Cuffies Award for Best Book of Poetry. Tony teamed with illustrator Ant Parker on several books, including Dazzling Diggers, Roaring Rockets, and Terrific Trains. Ant Parker studied drawing and printing at the Bath Academy of Art in England and has taught papermaking, printing and bookbinding workshops for children.