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Hey! Get Off Our Train (Dragonfly Books) Book

One night, as a little boy goes to sleep clutching his pajama-case dog, he drifts off into an elaborate, imaginative journey by train. But what's this? One endangered animal after another--an elephant, a seal, a tiger--tries to join the boy and his dog on their global junket. "Please let me ride on your train. I live in the frozen North and somebody wants my fur to make a coat out of, and soon there will be none of us left," says the polar bear. At first the boy and his dog are reluctant to let the animals on the train--"Hey! Get off our train!" they shout--but as each critter explains its particular plight, they welcome it on board. Children will learn about the perils facing animals around the world--tusk taking, pollution, marsh draining, deforestation--but they'll also be happy to see the boy and his dog rescuing the animals one by one. John Burningham has a knack for keeping the mood playful while communicating a strong environmental message. With his strikingly original illustrations and gently rhythmic text, this highly acclaimed author- illustrator well deserves his Parents' Choice Award for this unusual book. (Click to see a sample spread. Copyright 1999 by John Burningham. With permission of Crown Publishers, Inc.) (Ages 4 and older)Read More

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  • Product Description

    Illus. in full color. "Only Burningham could make an ecological fable so

    much fun. A boy goes to bed and dreams that he and his stuffed dog, now a

    railroad engineer, are speeding through the countryside playing games and

    picking up endangered animals. Spacious drawings contrasted with textured

    landscape paintings create a striking effect as the artist juggles antic humor

    with a serious message--and never misses a beat."--Bulletin, Center for

    Children's Books.




  • 0517882043
  • 9780517882047
  • John Burningham
  • 1 July 1994
  • Dragonfly Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 48
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