VOX Audio playback device includes headphone jack, external speaker, play/pause button, volume controls, and page-turning controls. "The permanently attached VOX Reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. There's no need for computers, tablets or CDs. Children simply push a button to listen and read" --Publisher's website. Book originally published: New York: Greenwillow Books, 2003. VOX Books. "Freight Train was first published by Greenwillow Books in 1978 ... The original English-language edition of Freight Train (not the bilingual edition) was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1979"--Title page verso.
Summary:
¡Chu-chu! ¡Pasa el tren! ¿Puedes contar los vagones? ¿Puedes nombrar los colores? ¿A dónde va este tren? ¡Sólo hay una manera de saber todo sobre el tren de carga! Choo choo! A train is passing by! Can you count the cars? Can you name the colors? Where is the train going? There's only one way to find out--all aboard the freight train! Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
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