| Thomas's Christmas Delivery (Thomas & Friends) Contributor(s): Awdry, W. (Author), Stubbs, Tommy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 037582877X ISBN-13: 9780375828775 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: It is Christmas eve, and Thomas wishes he was safe and warm in his shed with the other engines. But Thomas is a Really Useful Engine and has several important deliveries to make. Will he get home in time to make sure his stocking has been carefully hung? And when a big blizzard blows up, Thomas fears that Father Christmas may not find the engine shed at all. The Reverend W Awdry first started telling his young son tales of Thomas, Percy and the other Really Useful Engines in 1944. In 1945, he started writing the tales down, and upon their publication they were immediately embraced by train lovers in Great Britain and worldwide. Before his death in 1997, the Reverend wrote 26 volumes of stories that continue to thrill generations of young readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains - Juvenile Fiction | Media Tie-in |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2004005780 |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Series: Sparkle Storybook |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 8.16" W x 10.3" (0.63 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Holiday - Christmas - Seasonal - Winter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80962 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is Christmas eve, and Thomas wishes he was safe and warm in his shed with the other engines. But Thomas is a Really Useful Engine and has several important deliveries to make. Will he get home in time to make sure his stocking has been carefully hung? And when a big blizzard blows up, Thomas fears that Father Christmas may not find the engine shed at all. The Reverend W Awdry first started telling his young son tales of Thomas, Percy and the other Really Useful Engines in 1944. In 1945, he started writing the tales down, and upon their publication they were immediately embraced by train lovers in Great Britain and worldwide. Before his death in 1997, the Reverend wrote 26 volumes of stories that continue to thrill generations of young readers. |