| Title | : | Train Man (Digger Man, 3) |
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| ISBN | : | 0805079912 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780805079913 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published September 1, 2007 |
Train Man (Digger Man, 3) Reviews
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What every little boy dreams about becoming...A train man, an engineer. My 2yr old grandson is one of those. He loves his train set and spends huge chunks of time pushing his train around the track making up destinations as he goes along. Some are destinations described in the book; but every once in awhile he throws in a new one...What a great way to explore and discover occupations and the world around us. What struck me was the relationship that the “train man” had with his younger brother. My little train man has an older brother, too. All Aboard! -
The same brothers in Andrea Zimmerman's Digger Man are back for an imaginary train ride up mountains, over a bridge, and through a dark tunnel. Big brother loves trains and wants to be a train man when he grows up. He imagines a day of driving a train as well as collecting tickets, blowing a whistle, and fixing the wheels. This is definitely a preschool train lover's dream job. The large colorful illustrations make this an easy book to share or read independently.
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Cute and simple. But my 2-year-old saw the ads for
Fire Engine Man and
Digger Man on the back and was much more interested in the "firetruck" and "bulldozer." -
This book was good; I would've picked 1 or 2 stars, and I picked 3. So, it doesn't really entertain me, but other books do, but this is more for toddlers and babies (waa waa). So, I like other books in this series, but not this one, although this one was okay. I did like it, but I didn't love it.
The end. -
Very sweet.
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Cute pictures, but I can’t get over the sexism in this series.
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A boy wants to be a trainman. B
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A little boy dreams of being a train man. Cute book for young kids who like trains. Simple text and bright illustrations.
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What is wrong with the word “conductor” or “engineer” so we don’t perpetuate sexism?
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Pretty much the same concept as Digger Man, which I kind of like better, probably because I read it first.
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A little boy daydreams about what it would be like to be a “train man” (engineer). Very cute.
Read-aloud recommendation: young toddler to preschool -
I love that it is about trains
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cute and simple
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I liked this story, about a little boy whose dream is to become a “train man”. The primary color illustrations are a nice complement, and the sentiment at the end about sharing his love of trains with his baby brother is sweet. However, the teacher in me wishes that just once the authors would have used the word “conductor” instead of “train man.” It’s a simple way to introduce vocabulary and wouldn’t have changed the context of the story. Just my personal 2 cents. There are also 2 other books in this series, Fire Engine Man, and Digger Man.
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I chose this book for our PreK-2nd graders knowing they often study modes of transportation, but my true reason is that my husband is a train man too. Though he doesn't like all trains like Andrea Zimmerman's train man, he has his favorites, SD70MAC to be exact.
Fun little book in which a young boy imagines he is an engineer, conductor, and every other job on a train, any type of train! He even brings his little brother who is too small to say "CHOO-CHOO".
I know our little kids will enjoy this book. -
In a colorful picture book about one of every child's favorite topics, a little boy imagines what it would be like to be a real Train Man. His journeys take him from the station, across bridges, through tunnels, up mountains and back home again to his own room where he shares his love of trains with his baby brother.
Reviewed by Reviewer 19. -
We used this story as the finale to our library story time about trains. It was nice to have two readers, one to read all the left-hand pages and one to read all the right-hand pages. We had two copies of the book, one for each performer. This makes it easier for the children in our large group to see the pages. Two voices helps keep the story moving and adds to the fun.
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5 stars for being the perfect book at the perfect time. My son has been talking non-stop about growing up to become a train conductor and yelling "all aboard!", driving his family through tunnels and over bridges... so how perfect is it that we found this book at the library today? An extra star for being one of the few books I've seen that portrays a positive relationship with a younger sibling.
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Every little boy's dream.
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A strong choice for transportation obsessed kids. Non-fiction content with simple narrative. See also review for Fire Engine Man and Digger Man by the same author.
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Cute.
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Perfect for those little boys who love trains!
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cute, short book for very young train fanciers
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A young boy imagines what it would be like to drive a train and take his little brother along for the ride.
