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Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780375827532
ISBN: 0375827536
Label: Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 24
Publication Date: 2004-02-24
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: 2004-02-24
Studio: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Summary: Three Classic Thomas Stories
Comment: It is interesting that different people have different takes on the same stories. Unlike the previous reviewer (below) I really liked this book. (And of course, my son loves it.)
James and the Red Balloon
Thomas is excited about this new method of transportation, but he begins to be worried about being replaced when James expresses his concern.
James inadvertently ends up saving the balloon when it runs out of air; and the balloon ends up bringing more business for the Steamies.
--I used this as a learning time by pointing out that if is best to wait and get facts about a situation before going off half-cocked.
Harvey to the Rescue
--I simply love this story. First it is hard not to love this lantern-jawed strong man (eh...engine). I also like that Thomas is so kind and considerate in this story (unlike some others in which I'd like to put him into time-out.LOL)
Harvey is new and strange and the Steamies are not all that nice. Harvey is saddened by their lack of friendliness; but Thomas wisely points out that sometimes it takes time to make new friends.
And sure enough, the crew comes around after Harvey does his stuff and saves Percy. They find out that different is good.
Thomas and the Jet Engine
--I don't know if there is some message here that can be used for teaching. In my opinion, this story is just about silliness. If Lucy (from "I Love Lucy" TV show) had been a train, this would no doubt have been an episode.
Perhaps it was written simply to give little Thomas his wish of, for once, being the fastest train on Sodor. Sort of an empowerment statement for young kids.
Five Stars. Two good learning opportunities (imho), plus some classic Sodor silliness.
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Summary: Careful
Comment: Be careful when looking for Thomas books. There are many different formats. Picturebacks(Read to Me series) and there is a Pictureback READER which are quite different. (See Cranky Day review) There is also The Big Blue Treasury which is different still. It has more words than the reader, but just as big of pictures and no where near the text of the Read to Me series. Amazon doesn't always have them listed as Read to Me, so check for the triangle at the top of the book cover.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Straight from the latest Thomas video comes three delightful new tales from the Island of Sodor. Thomas fans will laugh when James gets carried away about a balloon, Harvey rescues Percy, and Thomas becomes a jet engine! Filled with gentle humor and lots of photo illustrations.
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