Trains Go

by Steve Light

Overview

"The big steam train goes, CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO!" The diesel train goes, "zooosh zooosh ZOOOOOOOOSH ding ding ding!" The American goes, "clang clang clang TOOT TOOT!" All aboard! Take a trip on eight noisy trains as they huff, puff, and toot-toot their way through this lively board book! Perfect for the young train enthusiast.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811879422
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	01/25/2012
Series:	Vehicles Go! Series
Pages:	16
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 11.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	6 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Steve Light is a teacher and storyteller. He lives in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

"Each of Light's trains has a distinct personality, and locomotive lovers will clang, chug, and puff along with them" - Publishers Weekly

"Each of Light's trains has a distinct personality, and locomotive lovers will clang, chug, and puff along with them" - Publishers Weekly

"Each of Light's trains has a distinct personality, and locomotive lovers will clang, chug, and puff along with them" - Publishers Weekly

"Energetic" - School Library Journal

"Energetic" - School Library Journal

"Energetic" - School Library Journal

"There's more than just "choo-choo" along this track" - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"There's more than just "choo-choo" along this track" - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"There's more than just "choo-choo" along this track" - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"A magical combination of great train sounds and stellar art." - Elizabeth Birds, A Fuse #8 Production/School Library Journal Blog

"A magical combination of great train sounds and stellar art." - Elizabeth Birds, A Fuse #8 Production/School Library Journal Blog

"A magical combination of great train sounds and stellar art." - Elizabeth Birds, A Fuse #8 Production/School Library Journal Blog

From the Publisher

There's more than just "choo-choo" along this track. Eight different trains capture attention with their dramatic sounds. The engines (from the freight to the diesel) exude an exuberant variety of "bings," "wo woos" and "zoooshes" as their speed intensifies. Onomatopoeia distinguishes one example from the next; the old steam train "toots" along while the big steam train "chuggas" with a vengeance. For all the apparently straightforward approach, Light indulges in some sly whimsy, too. Echoing the Billy Goats Gruff and repeating for emphasis, the "mountain train goes, / TRIP TRAP FUFF PUFF / TRIP TRAP FUFF PUFF / TRIP TRAP FUFF PUFF/ TRIP TRAP FUFF PUFF!" The elongated pages allow each train to stretch out magisterially. People take a back seat to the machines; the occasional conductor remains a distant and darkened figure. Variations in font accent each pointed syllable. Frantic lines push the cars to a formidable speed, and loose watercolor splashes explode with visual intensity. Sheer, fabulous power. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews