Synopses & Reviews
This rediscovered classic from the 1930s tells nine imaginative stories about trains, cars, and other machinery with human personalities. The CD features readings of all nine stories and the book includes 30 full-page color images and numerous black-and-white illustrations along with the text. Children will delight in these tales of a lazy automobile, a runaway elevator, a hungry steam shovel, and other endearing machines.
Synopsis
Nine inventive tales recount the adventures of a lazy automobile, a runaway elevator, a hungry steam shovel, and other anthropomorphic machines. This lost classic from the 1930s returns to life as a Read-and-Listen edition. The CD features selected readings from the book, which includes 30 full-page color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
This rediscovered 1930s classic features nine stories of adventurous machines, including a lazy automobile and a runaway elevator. Thirty full-page color images, numerous black-and-white illustrations, plus an audio CD featuring readings of all the tales.
Synopsis
This rediscovered 1930s classic features nine stories of adventurous machines, including a lazy automobile and a runaway elevator. Thirty full-page color images, numerous black-and-white illustrations, plus an audio CD featuring readings of all the tales.
Table of Contents
The Fire Engine That Grew Too Old The Hungry Steam Shovel The Stubborn Dirigible The Sad Little Switch Engine The Tale of Fanny Blowhard The Runaway Elevator The Plane That Tried to Fly to the Sun The Lazy Automobile The Tractor That Took a Holiday