Review by Booklist Review
PreS-K. Lights flash and bells ring. Down, down goes the gate. Here comes the freight train. We watch as we wait. In this Scholastic Reader, a puppy in jeans waits for a train to pass, while his father points out the passing cars: Tank cars for gas. Tank cars for oil. Refrigerator cars where food won't spoil. A few train terms ( piggyback car) will challenge some children, but the subject in the bold-printed words usually becomes clear in the appealing illustrations, with flat colors and crisp shapes that give the appearance of computer-generated art. Expressive portraits of the smiling, blue locomotive will easily appeal to new readers or to young listeners who are passionate about things that go. --Gillian Engberg Copyright 2005 Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
