Choo Choo - Hardcover

Horacek, Petr

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406304182 ISBN 13: 9781406304183

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, 2008

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Choo-choo! The train is ready to leave. Turn the shaped pages and join in with all the noises the train makes as it travels through the woods, over the bridge, into the tunnel - and all the way to the seaside.

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About the Author:

Petr Horacek trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague before becoming a graphic designer, illustrator and painter. He is the award-winning author of When the Moon Smiled (978-0-7445-7047-2), A New House for Mouse (978-1-4063-0122-9) and Silly Suzy Goose (978-1-4063-0458-9). Born in Czechoslovakia, Petr now lives in Worcestershire with his wife and two daughters.

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Hor�cek’s cheerful acrylic collage artwork shines in this small, beautifully designed board book about a train that carries cars full of smiling children to the beach. From the sound effects that begin the single line on each spread (Clack, clack, over the bridge) to the shaped pages that emphasize the curve of mountains or the spikes of treetops, this book begs for interaction. The text shows a thoughtful, poetic attention to sound and rhythm (Rumble, rumble, into the tunnel), and the train’s passage through an ink-black tunnel (It’s dark in here) to bright sunshine adds appealing dramatic contrasts. Like its companion volume, Beep Beep, about a car trip, this is an excellent example of a successful board book. Preschool. --Gillian Engberg

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