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 Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories (Pictureback(R)) :: 0375827536
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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. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
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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Author: Guest
James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories includes 3 stories and two color punch-out postcards. Color photographs (stills from the videos) are featured throughout the book.
JAMES AND THE RED BALLOON
James is jealous when a hot air balloon takes vacationers around the Island of Sodor. Thomas and the other trains fear they will be replaced by hot air balloons. What will happen to the trains...and the hot air balloon?
HARVEY TO THE RESCUE
A new arrival named Harvey comes to the Island of Sodor. Not only must Harvey make a good impression to the Railway Board who will decide if he'll join permanently, but he also must deal with the harassment, name-calling, and exclusion from the other engines. Harvey looks different than the other engines, and his unusual crane-like feature causes suspicion-until he comes to the rescue of Percy.
THOMAS THE JET ENGINE
Gordon boasts that he's the fastest engine, and James smugly answers that speed isn't everything. Thomas wishes that, for once, he could be as fast as Gordon. Sir Topham Hatt sends Thomas to the docks to pick up a special jet engine to be delivered to the air field. A mishap with Cranky the Crane sets off the jet engine, and Thomas goes rocketing down the tracks to the surprise of James, Percy, and Gordon.
Note: if you're not familiar with the Thomas the Tank Engine books and videos, be advised that there is name calling, humiliation, and rudeness throughout the stories-as well as the promotion of competition and one-upmanship.
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Author: Guest
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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