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Title: Thomas and the School Trip by Owain Bell, Rev. W. Awdry ISBN: 0-679-94365-X Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 Format: Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book!
Comment: My 14 month old son is obsessed with this book! We read it so much that I know the story by heart. It is a good length for short attention spans, has nice pictures, easy words and teaches kids about helping others. A great find.
Rating: 4
Summary: Kids are wonderful!
Comment: I think the main message to this story is that children are absolutely wonderful.
In this story, Thomas starts the day sad... he wants to play with the children, but he has to work instead. The happy ending is when he helps his friend (the bus which breaks down) by taking the children home.
Thomas is obviously thrilled to be able to help the children. What a warm, sweet message to give to the young readers!
This is an "I can read it all by myself Dr. Seuss Beginner Book", and it's written as though a young reader should read it, in very short, choppy sentences ("My name is Thomas. Watch me push! Watch me pull!... Stop or go. Help or hurry."
But the actual words used are not those that the true beginning reader will be able to read on his or her own. (station, somebody, coaches, Clarabel, bridge, should, friend, passengers, etc.) It's fine to have very simple sentences for the beginning reader; or to address the book to the not-such-a-beginner-reader. But this book seems to take the worst combination; dumbed down story with too-hard words.
That said, my children really enjoy this book; the annoying aspects only seem to annoy me. And, of course, their opinion is what really counts. The older kids love to read it to the younger ones, and they think it's great that Thomas gets to have his trip with the children.
4 stars because the kids like it so much, and because it really does have a worthwhile message for children.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Thomas book for young kids
Comment: This book is great for kids of all ages -- our 18-month oldloves it. Unlike many of the other Thomas stories, this one doesn'tdeal with unhappy, grumpy trains all the time. It's a "feel good" kind of story with a good moral that can be read to all ages. We're trying to find other Thomas stories that fit this theme, and are having little luck so far...
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Title: Happy Birthday Thomas! (Step into Reading, Step 1, paper) by OWAIN BELL ISBN: 0679808094 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 19 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Great Race (Step into Reading, Early, paper) by THOMAS LAPADULA, ERIC BINDER, KERRY MILLIRON ISBN: 0375802843 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 28 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Catch Me, Catch Me! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story by W. REV AWDRY, OWAIN BELL ISBN: 0679804854 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 31 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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Title: Thomas and the Shooting Star by W. Awdry, Tommy Stubbs ISBN: 0375815236 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 23 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Cave Boy (Step into Reading, Step 1, paper) by Mark Dubowski, Cathy East Dubowski ISBN: 0394895711 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 May, 1988 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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