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Trainstop
By Lehman, Barbara
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61875-640-7
- Publisher
- Houghton
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
PreS-Gr 2 In this wordless picture book, illustrations done in watercolor, gouache, and ink present the fanciful story of a child's train trip. A girl and her parents board a subway that travels aboveground through a cityscape and then plunges into a tunnel. When the train again emerges into the light, the window suddenly reveals a view of a green countryside with houses and a windmill in the distance. A man wearing striped pants and holding a straw hat brings the trai...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2008
Once again, Lehman (The Red Book, rev. 9/04; Museum Trip, rev. 5/06; and Rainstorm, rev. 5/07) demonstrates her extraordinary knack for storytelling sans words. Her protagonist here is a young girl headed home on the train with her parents. Gouache, watercolor, and ink illustrations reveal a bleak cityscape and adults dressed in muted tones — all in pointed contrast to the girl's head-to-toe multicolored outfit. As the girl peers out a window, the train enters a t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
In this wordless adventure, Lehman's (<i>The Red Book</i>) protagonist is on a train. When it exits a tunnel, the girl sees f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
