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Freight Train is a very simple book with no real plot as such. It sets out to do only two things, both of which it does brilliantly: it begins to teach children to recognize primary colors and gives them a sense of what motion looks like, which is no easy task on a flat white page. Crews uses... read more

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A train runs across this track.

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This book is in Color Books. (community list)
This is book 1979 of 235 in Caldecott Honor. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Castle, and followed by The Treasure.

This is book 98 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Snowman, and followed by Is That a Monster, Alfie Atkins?.

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  1. Donald Crews (Author) - and Illustrator

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 068880165X
Page Count: 24

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