Description
The poignant words of two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and striking images from fine artist Loren Long join forces in this heartbreaking yet uplifting picture book about a boy, his love for trains, and his adulation of one legendary engineer. Papa says
it's the sound of leaving
that speaks to my soul... A young black boy toils all day long on a cotton field where his one escape is watching the trains go by on the nearby tracks and imagining they're carrying him somewhere far away--maybe with Casey Jones at the helm. But when the boy loses his hero, will he lose his dream, too?
it's the sound of leaving
that speaks to my soul... A young black boy toils all day long on a cotton field where his one escape is watching the trains go by on the nearby tracks and imagining they're carrying him somewhere far away--maybe with Casey Jones at the helm. But when the boy loses his hero, will he lose his dream, too?
Details
Author: |
Angela Johnson |
Illustrator: |
Loren Long |
ISBN 10: |
0689826095 |
Pages: |
32 |
Publisher: |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Publication Date: |
September 1, 2003 |
Binding: |
Hardcover |
Weight: |
1.02lbs |
Age Group: |
Children (0 - 8) |
Grade Range: |
K-2 |
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