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And the Train Goes... - William Bee

Description: ISBN 1406312479 / Genre: Junior Books / Author: William Bee / Paperback / 32 Pages / Book is published 2008-05-05 by Walker

Newest Review: ... Where the train goes and where the passengers get off is left to the imagination - the beauty is in the writing. For those ... more

... of you aware of Robert Lewis Stephenson's "From a Railway Carriage" (one of my all-time favourite childhood poems) the form and idea will seem familiar. The meter is that of the clickety-clack of a train as it traverses the sleepers. The pace starts off slow then gathers in intensity before reaching a train whistle climax (but not in the way you'd imagine). Despite the possible pace of the book the text remains remarkably flexible and allows you to read at a pace to accommodate your child. If you need spa...more

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And the Train Goes... - William Bee: Clickerty Click, Clickerty Clack (408 words)
by - written on 03/04/09 (Very useful, 97 readings)
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Little boys love their trains and my son is no exception. This rather quirky book was, therefore, an instant hit! and the train goes... is a sing-song-y book that takes the reader on a brief train journey and turns the traditional bed-time story into a full-blown entertainment session. The premise is simple, a train arrives at the station, collects various passengers and takes them on a journey leaving an empty station once again. The time frame for the story is but a 2 minute piece of history. Where the train goes and where the passengers get off is left to the imagination - the beauty is in the writing. For those of you aware of Robert Lewis ... Read the complete review