Down by the Station
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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 1999

Down by the Station

Written by Will Hillenbrand

Can the engineer deliver playful baby animals to the zoo before the kids arrive?

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Join a determined engineer on a whimsical train ride as he races against time to deliver a group of mischievous baby animals to the children's zoo. With playful antics, daring rescues, and a runaway red balloon, will he manage to get them there before the first busload of children arrives? This delightful adventure promises laughter and excitement at every turn, leaving readers eager to hop aboard and see if the engineer can outsmart the playful chaos.

From the publisher

Did you ever wonder who rides the zoo train early in the morning? Climb aboard and join the mischievous, sleepy, and playful baby animals on their way to the children’s zoo. The engineer has to get them there before the first busload of children arrives . . . but these baby animals just want to have fun! This delightful adventure full of mishaps, daring rescues, and a runaway red balloon has a cumulative text and playful animal noises that will have readers singing along-if they’re not racing to the zoo to ride the train themselves.

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Format
Pages
40
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~261L
Themes & topics
Books about trainsBooks about the zooBooks about infancyBooks about animalsBooks about songs
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.1
F&P level
~I
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
34601
Publication
Published
August 28, 1999
First published
January 1, 1999
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152018047

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