James the Red Engine/Wheel Book - Hardcover

Awdry, W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679815902 ISBN 13: 9780679815907

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 1991

Synopsis

James the Red Engine rushes under the bridge to take freight cars to the Yard, but he is going too fast and falls off the track into a field of cows. Thomas saves the day by bringing a special breakdown train that helps lift James back onto the rails. Back at the shed, the workmen make James as good as new.

The working wheels at the bottom of the book let Thomas fans take James for a ride, too!

About this title

Review

It's over fifty years since the publication of the first Railway Series stories by the Rev. W. Awdry. To celebrate, the publishers have reissued them in six special books, each containing four famous tales of Thomas and his friends. Larger and chunkier than the originals, these books feature all the original text and illustrations and are redesigned in a way that makes every spread unique. Easier to hold and look at, this format is ideal for parents and children to share together.

Contained in this volume: "James and the Top-Hat", "James and the Boot- lace", "Troublesome Trucks", "James and the Express". (Ages 3 and over) -- Philippa Reece

About the Author

Reverend Wilbert Awdry was born in Hampshire in 1911. He grew up close to the railway and was convinced that the steam engines all had different personalities. He used to imagine conversations between them. Later when he was grown up and his son Christopher became ill with measles, Wilbert invented the Thomas stories to entertain him. Christopher kept asking for more stories and Wilbert began writing them. The first of the railway series was published in 1945. Awdry wrote 26 Railway books in total before Christopher took over the series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679815902
• ISBN 13: 9780679815907
• Binding: Board book