The Little Engine That Could
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Buy The Little Engine That Could by Piper, Watty online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: With so many purchase choices of this book, which one is the "right" one? Well, if you are looking for the book you remember from childhood, it is this one. It's the same size as the one you remember and has the same drawings. (Everything will come flooding back as soon as you crack the book open!) It is a facsimile of what was originally published in 1930. Also: some reviews believe the text has been rewritten to carry a "feminist" message. That is nonsense. Regardless if you see this text in terms of feminism, this is, in fact, the same text as the 1930 edition. Yes, the engine that could -- the blue one -- is identified as "her." I didn't remember that being an issue when I read this as a child and I very much doubt most children will see that today. If you want to gift a child a memory that you had years ago, it is with this particular edition. Review: An American classic which will appeal to all small children. The text satisfyingly echos the sound of the little train winning against all odds. My 3 year old grand daughter got out her bricks after hearing the story and made a train.
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,822 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #63 in Children's Books on Cars, Trains & Things That Go #101 in Children's Books on Self-Esteem & Self-Respect #146 in Classics for Children |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (4,155) |
| Dimensions | 20.5 x 0.7 x 17.1 cm |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Grade level | Preschool and up |
| ISBN-10 | 0448401010 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0448401010 |
| Item weight | 159 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 12 pages |
| Publication date | 28 March 1991 |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Reading age | 1 - 3 years |
T**N
With so many purchase choices of this book, which one is the "right" one? Well, if you are looking for the book you remember from childhood, it is this one. It's the same size as the one you remember and has the same drawings. (Everything will come flooding back as soon as you crack the book open!) It is a facsimile of what was originally published in 1930. Also: some reviews believe the text has been rewritten to carry a "feminist" message. That is nonsense. Regardless if you see this text in terms of feminism, this is, in fact, the same text as the 1930 edition. Yes, the engine that could -- the blue one -- is identified as "her." I didn't remember that being an issue when I read this as a child and I very much doubt most children will see that today. If you want to gift a child a memory that you had years ago, it is with this particular edition.
W**S
An American classic which will appeal to all small children. The text satisfyingly echos the sound of the little train winning against all odds. My 3 year old grand daughter got out her bricks after hearing the story and made a train.
M**T
Pour pousser mon enfant à lire en anglais de manière ludique. Super ! Et une histoire pour montrer qu’il ne faut jamais baisser les bras même quand c’est dur.
A**N
So happy to share a beloved childhood story with our boys. I didn't remember it being a girl train though. Not that that is a bad thing. :)
D**L
deliziosi disegni d'epoca si accompagnano a questo testo (un classico per i bambini anglofoni) che mostra come, con la buona volontà, anche i "piccoli" (per età, dimensioni o... potere) possono fare tante cose. Molto bello il messaggio, ovvero dire "penso di potere". Naturalmente non è sempre vero che "volere è potere" (detesto tutte le varie "teorie dell'attrazione") ma è anche vero che un atteggiamento propositivo aiuta!!
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