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There is a party on the train and all the animals are jumping aboard with their instruments. Follow the pace and rhythm of a locomotive as the party starts off slow and gets wilder and wilder then slows back down to a snooze at bedtime.
| ISBN | 184507582X | | Pages | 24 | | ISBN13 | 9781845075828
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 372 | | Imprint | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Publication date | 01 May 2007 | | Width (mm) | 278 | | Illustrator | Jim Coplestone | | Spine width (mm) | 8 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | Children, Preschool | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Interest age | 3 To 6 |
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This book is irresistible. An empty train sets off in search of animals to party the night away. Soon a cow and her trumpet are on board, rapidly followed by a drumming goose. Once on board, a cacophony of sounds is emitted and even the driver starts to dance. The rhyming text echoes the train's rhythm effortlessly with a skilful slow decline into snooze and then snore mode at the end. There are rich opportunities here for cross-curricular links with music; all the instruments are named and watch out for unspoken sub-plot featuring a fox and a rabbit! www.readingzone.com Clamber aboard the train with a musical accompaniment of mooing cows, quacking ducks, a neighing horse and a squealing pig. With a rhyming text that dances across the page, gaining momentum as the 'clackety clack' of the train gets faster and faster, until their evening ends with a moonlit serenade and a trainful of snoozing animals. A lively romp with a soothing finale. Junior With its joyful rhymes and rhythm, this is a treat for some energetic reading aloud, and is likely to encourage audience participation Children's Bookseller  Be the first to write a customer review
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