Hey! Get Off Our Train
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Illus. in full color. “Only Burningham could make an ecological fable somuch fun. A boy goes to bed and dreams that he and his stuffed dog, now arailroad engineer, are speeding through the countryside playing games andpicking up endangered animals. Spacious drawings contrasted with texturedlandscape paintings create a striking effect as the artist juggles antic humorwith a serious message–and never misses a beat.”– “Bulletin, Center forChildren’s Books. “
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John Burningham is one of the world’s most recognized and beloved illustrators. His work has received countless awards, including a Boston Globe–Horn Book honor for It’s a Secret! and two Kate Greenaway Medals. Over his fifty-year career, John Burningham has written and illustrated more than thirty picture books, including Picnic, Motor Miles, and Mouse House. He is married to illustrator Helen Oxenbury. They have three children and live in North London.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780517882047
- Publication Date
- July 5, 1994
- Publisher
- Dragonfly Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1989
- Page Count
- 48
- Word Count
- 434
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 89015802
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 32331745
- Lexile® Level
- 540L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 5470
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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