The Yellow Train - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1862054754 ISBN 13: 9781862054752

Publisher: Pavilion Books, 2000

Synopsis

Theo and his grandpa take a nostalgic train ride through time.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-One night, Theo goes on a mysterious journey, "unsure of where I was going and more unsure of what might happen," and meets up with his grandfather in a train station. The robust gent shows the child the small Yellow Train for which he had been the conductor a "long, long time ago." The two embark on a secret trip, across "rolling plains" and to the "beginning of the world," where a Yeti pushes them out of a snowdrift and Snake People on painted horses chase after them. Theo even gets a chance at the controls. Back at the station, Grandfather explains that, ironically, the men and supplies he once transported had helped to create the puffing factories that eventually outgrew the need for the little engine. He bequeaths the Yellow Train to Theo, who awakens in his bed, clutching the keys. Comparisons to Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express (Houghton, 1985) are inevitable. There are the highly textured, atmospheric scenes, rendered on dark paper, featuring sleek '30s trains. However, Van Allsburg's book is more subtle, more tightly constructed, and has seasonal appeal; whereas this one is curiously static. Still, train enthusiasts will enjoy the large, vertical format and the changing perspectives of the iron horse.
Wendy Lukehart, Dauphin County Library, Harrisburg, PA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1862054754
• ISBN 13: 9781862054752
• Binding: Board book
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: François Roca