Choo Choo

Zusatztext "Told in rhythmic prose! with many sound effects. Illustrated with amusing! vigorous drawings in black and white." Wilson Children's Catalog Informationen zum Autor Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968) was the talented author and illustrator of some of the most enduring books ever written for children. The winner of the 1942 Caldecott Medal for THE LITTLE HOUSE, Burton's books include heroes and happy endings, lively illustrations, and a dash of nostalgia. She lived with her two sons, Aristides and Michael, and her husband George Demetrios, the sculptor, in a section of Gloucester, Massachusetts, called Folly Cove. Here she taught a class in design and from it emerged the Folly Cove designers, a group of internationally known professional artisans. She is the author of many classic children's picture books, including MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL and KATY AND THE BIG SNOW. Klappentext The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties. Zusammenfassung The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties.

Product details

• Authors: Virginia Lee Burton
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780544749849
• ISBN: 978-0-544-74984-9
• No. of pages: 48
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls & Puppets, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Runaways, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Toys, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways, JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION: Transportation / Railroads & Trains, Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams