Reading Lists
Trains & Trucks & Things That Go!
- ALL ABOARD! by James Stevenson - Hubie and his family take the Broadway Blazer to the 1939 World's Fair (JE STE)
- BEST TRAIN SET EVER by Pat Hutchins - Three stories about a little boy's birthday, a Halloween party, and a Fourth of July Christmas part (JE HUT)
- CARS AND TRUCKS by Richard Scarry - A simple look at transportation vehicles. (JE SCA)
- THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN by Ivan Gantschev - On Christmas Eve, a little girl saves a train form a terrible collision. (JE GAN)
- ELEPHANTS ALOFT by Kathi Appelt - Using only prepositions as text, relates the adventures of two elephants as they travel to Africa. (JE APP)
- ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE by Stephanie Calmenson - A busy train makes many stops to pick up a variety of passengers - both human and animal. (JE CAL)
- FIRE ENGINES by Anne Rockwell - A child describes the parts of a fire engine and how fire fighters use them. (JE ROC)
- HERCULES THE HARBOR TUG by Michael O'Hearn - Noah and Tanika spend a day aboard the tugboat Hercules learning about other boats in the harbor. (JE OHE)
- I LOVE BOATS by Flora McDonnell - A little girl names all her favorite bathtub toys. (JE MDC)
- KATY AND THE BIG SNOW by Virginia Lee Burton - The story of Katy the biggest snow storm that ever came to the town of Geoppolis. (JE BUR)
- THE LITTLE BLACK TRUCK by Libba Gray - After a hard-working truck breaks down and is towed away, it is repaired and given a second life. (JE GRA)
- THE LITTLE BOAT by Kathy Henderson - A littl boy playing at the seashore makes a toy sailboat that is swept out to sea. (JE HEN)
- THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD by Watty Piper - When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of dolls, toys, and good food over the mountain. (JE PIP)
- MR. GRUMPY'S MOTOR CAR by John Burningham - Mr. Grumpy's human and animal friends squash into his old car and go for a drive - until it starts to rain. (JE BUR)
- MR. GRUMPY'S OUTIN by John Burningham - Mr. Grumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs. (JE BUR)
- ONE IS THE ENGINE by Esther Meeks - A little boy's father helps him count the cars on a freight train and explains their uses. (JE MEE)
- THE OWL WHO BECAME THE MOON by Jonathan London - While riding on a train at night, a boy listens and watches as he passes by many creatures in their wilderness homes. (JE LON)
- THE RATTLEBANG PICNIC by Margaret Mahy - The McTavishes take their old rattlebang of a car on a picnic up Mt. Fogg and have an exciting adventure. (JE MAH)
- SHEEP ON A SHIP by Nancy Shaw - Several sheep on a deep-sea voyage run into trouble when it storms and are glad to come paddling into port. (JE SHA)
- STOP, TRAIN, STOP! (A Thomas the Tank Story) - When Thomas the Tank Engine decides not to make his usual station stops one day, he learns that faster is not always better. (JE READ STO)
- THE SUNDAY OUTING by Gloria Pinckney - Ernestine, who loves going to the railroad station and watching the trains come and go, finally realizes her dream of going on a train trip. (JE PIN)
- TRACKS by David Galef - When Albert breaks his glasses while supervising the laying of the railroad tracks between two towns, he becomes responsible for one of the most exciting rides that the townspeople have ever had. (JE GAL)
- TRACTOR by Craig Brown - A farmer uses his tractor to prepare the soil, plant seeds, harvest corn and haul it away to be sold. (JE BRO)
- TRAIN SONG by Diane Siebert - Rhymed text and illustrations describe the journey of a transcontinental train. (JE SIE)
- TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE by Eve Bunting - In the late 1800's, Marianne travels westward on the Orphan Train in hopes of being placed with a caring family. (JE BUN)
- TRASH TRUCKS by Daniel Kirk - Trash trucks roam the city streets, gobbling up all the garbage. (JE READ KIR)
For nonfiction books on trains and trucks and other things that go, look in the 620s...