Crossing
Vivid images in both poem and paintings create a close-up view of a freight train traveling through a crossing—a dramatic experience for young readers.With the rhythm of its words recalling the cadence of a moving freight train, a poem by Philip Booth is fluidly joined with artwork by first-time...
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Vivid images in both poem and paintings create a close-up view of a freight train traveling through a crossing—a dramatic experience for young readers.With the rhythm of its words recalling the cadence of a moving freight train, a poem by Philip Booth is fluidly joined with artwork by first-time illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline in this majestic picture book. Ibatoulline's dramatic and masterful paintings capture the American freight train in its heyday in astonishing detail. CROSSING promises to enthrall train enthusiasts of all ages.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763614201 (0763614203)
Publish date: October 1st 2001
Publisher: Candlewick
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Stunning, vivid illustrations by Bagram Ibatoulline for Booth's poem about watching a freight train go by.
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