All Aboard the Dinotrain (Board Book)

by Deb Lund, Howard Fine (Illustrator)

Overview

They stoke the boiler, stow the luggage, and when hills are steep, they even get out and push. That's right, the thrill-seeking daredevil dinosaurs from Dinosailors are back, and now they're riding a train. But this train is more like a roller coaster—up, down, and faster and faster, until the dinos realize the brakes are out!

Laughs and thrills abound in this rip-snorting tale of reckless reptiles and their runaway train.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547554150
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/13/2011
Pages:	30
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	AD500L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Deb Lund has written several picture books, including Monsters on Machines. She also rides a unicycle, teaches writing, and loves to visit schools. Deb lives in Greenbank, Washington.

Howard Fine is the illustrator of many popular picture books. He lives with his family in White Plains, New York.Visit his website at www.howardfineillustration.com.

Editorial Reviews

"The rollicking, rhyming text is great for reading aloud. Fine's playful, colorful dinosaurs are remarkably expressive and full of child appeal....And with such subject matter as dinosaurs and trains who could go too far wrong?" - School Library Journal —

From the Publisher

In this hilarious new brouhaha, the prehistoric gang of Dinosailors (2003) return as train hoppers. Readers meet the crew on the endpapers before they set off: "The dinoboiler builds up steam. / Soon pistons pump a rhythmic theme." The locomotive begins teetering under the weight of the enthusiastic giants, so with a nod to The Little Engine that Could, " 'We think we can!' " they dinosay." The glorious paintings show off the dinosaurs in candy colors, some in their scaly hides, others sporting hats or coveralls. They travel through majestic mountains and vast plains. They reach dizzying heights, take swooping plunges and whiz through dark tunnels. But glee turns to fright as the adventurers spy the collapsed bridge ahead and discover the brakes are kaput. As they catapult off the edge and into the river, they decide that next time they will take to the friendly skies. Tails over scales better than John Steven Gurney's Dinosaur Train (2002), this is an ingenious combination of heart-thumping fun, romping dinosaurs and thrumming trains. This dinobook is definitely on the right track. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews