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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe

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For me, there's a weird, unfathomable gulf — I almost wrote gulp — between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has... Continue »
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    Jonathan Lethem

The Little Engine That Could

by Watty Piper

The Little Engine That Could Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Everyone loves The Little Engine That Could, that classic tale of the determined little engine that, despite its size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain.

Review:

"Both faithful fans and newcomers will enjoy this triumphant ride and eagerly climb aboard for repeat excursions. " Publishers Weekly

Synopsis:

"A good example of pioneer feminist lore, with girl engine as 'hero'".--Publishers Weekly. The classic story of optimistic thinking that has delighted generations of children. Full-color illustrations.
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About the Author

Watty Piper's classic The Little Engine That Could has delighted and encouraged children for more than seventy years.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780448400716
Author:
Piper, Watty
Publisher:
Grosset & Dunlap
Illustrator:
Hauman, George
Illustrator:
Hauman, Doris
ill.:
Hauman, George
ill.:
Hauman, Doris
Author:
Hauman, Doris
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Railroads
Subject:
Transportation
Subject:
Locomotives
Series:
Little Engine That Could
Series Volume:
91-9
Publication Date:
August 1990
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
48
Dimensions:
432x475x36 18
Age Level:
04-08
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