Oi! Get Off Our Train

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I loved this fun book about the fantasy of an imaginative boy dreaming about being on a train with his toy dog for company. But here comes John Burningham from an entirely different angle, with a charming children’s book that uses the train to weave together a story about species survival. Although a simple story, the book explores the important environmental theme of endangered animals, giving readers lots to think about and discuss. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.

The core theme is definitely about animals and the destruction of habitats though, so it would lend itself to either a discussion or Science topic about this matter. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. Ties in very well to a lot of geography issues, human destruction of our planet and the animals that live within it. If the reader does so blandly with criticism for the publication what do you suppose the children will feel about the topic? This book is great for introducing children to the environment and the risks that some animals face.

The pictures are basic or you could even say childlike, which could well inspire confidence for children to attempt illustrate their own stories. Most of the children in my class thought it had really happened and this made for a really interesting discussion.

The illustrations were gorgeous but the storyline was made up of animals getting on the imaginary train and then plaintively stating their imminent extinction. The boy allows the tiger to stay aboard the train because the tiger cannot stay in his home due to all of the trees getting cut down in his forest. John Burningham has since written and illustrated over thirty picture books, that have been translated and distributed all over the world. But the animals each give a very good reason for wanting to be on the train, for instance the first of them, an elephant, says, 'Someone is coming to cut off my tusks, and soon there will be none of us left. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is celebrating its 50th year in print with a limited edition in hardback to be published in 2015.All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you!

A little boy sets off on a round-the-world night train to dreamland with only his toy dog for company. The words that are used are simple and repetitive so are not too challenging for a younger age group. The repeating pattern of this story makes it easy for developing readers to join in with the reading. Many illustration commissions followed, including iconic posters for London Transport, before the publication of B orka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers, John’s first book for children.It turned to be about something even better than I’d anticipated, and there’s a wonderful twist ending I did not expect at all. Plan a journey by train or find somewhere to safely watch trains for example from a nearby railway bridge or at a station.