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Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, September 2003
Hardcover, 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0689826095
ISBN-13: 9780689826092
Grades: K - 2
Awards and Nominations
- CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
- The Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration
- Virginia Young Readers Book Award
- Volunteer State Book Award Master List (TN)
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Description
Papa says
it's the sound of leaving
that speaks to my soul...
The poignant words of two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and striking images from fine artist Loren Long join forces in this heartbreaking yet uplifting picture book about a boy, his love for trains, and his adulation of one legendary engineer.
It's the story of a hero lost and a hero discovered, of a dream crushed then reawakened, but mostly it is a story of the force that sustains the human spirit -- hope.
PublishersWeekly.com, August 20, 2009
...Loren Long began his children?s publishing career as the illustrator of books by authors with familiar names, among them Madonna?s Mr. Peabody?s Apples and Angela Johnson?s I ...
Wilson Daily Times, April 1, 2009
...Christensen moved to Wilson in December. Meredith Hamilton is the niece of local arts patron Lisa Anderson, and Loren Long is the cousin of Barton professor David Dolman. The evening discussion was sprinkled with witty comments and laughter ...
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