I Dream of Trains
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The poignant words of two-time Coretta Scott King Awardwinning 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 saysits the sound of leavingthat 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 theyre carrying him somewhere far awaymaybe with Casey Jones at the helm. But when the boy loses his hero, will he lose his dream, too?
Why it’s great
Papa says it's the sound of leaving that speaks to his soul. A young Black boy toils in a cotton field, and his one escape is watching the trains go by on the nearby tracks, imagining they carry him somewhere far away. With poignant words by Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and striking images by Loren Long, this picture book celebrates both a boy's dreams and the legend of Casey Jones.
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