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Tootle - Gertrude Crampton

 
Description: ISBN 0307020975 / Genre: Junior Books / Author: Gertrude Crampton / Edition: Reissue / Hardcover / Reading Level: Ages 9-12 / 24 Pages / ... more
Tootle - Gertrude Crampton ... Book is published 1995-12 by Golden Books

Newest Review: ... a story aimed at preschoolers and early primary aged children to stress the importance of following directions and accepting ... more

 ... personal responsibility, though many people read too deeply into it and seem to get the idea that it is about conformity. To a certain extent it is that, but with one goal in mind: Tootle has a life dream, that of being the Flyer, and without studying hard and learning from his instructors, he is NEVER going to get there. It's also a matter of safety..we KNOW why trains should always stay on the tracks, and even Thomas the Tank engine shows the children WHY the trains must stay on the tracks. Children like...more

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Premium Review Tootle - Gertrude Crampton: Staying on Track (803 words)
by - written on 11/08/08 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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Tootle is a young train with big hopes and dreams. He hopes to become the glamorous Flyer on the New York to Chicago route, but first he must master the lessons at school. These are pretty basic things no train should not master: staying on the rails no matter what, stopping at red signals, and how to pull a dining car so smooth that he won't even spill soup. But Tootle has a problem. he likes to daydream, and becomes enticed by the flowers in the meadow along his training track. Ignoring instructions, he goes off the rails, stopping to smell the flowers and even chases a butterfly.But trains are not useful or productive if they won't stay on the tracks and go to their ...  Read the complete review

 

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