Caldecott Medal Winner 2014
Floca, B.(2013). Locomotive New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
This is a wonderfully illustrated book about going west on the Transcontinental Railroad. Floca takes you from the laying of the tracks all the way to California and a new home. With all the great onomatopoeic words such as clang-clang, hiss, whoo-oooo, and chug-chug, you feel as though you are riding on the train yourself. Students will definitely enjoy this tale of westward expansion. Teachers could use this book for a social studies or figurative language lesson.
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