Bibliograph

The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

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Label

The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Polar Express

Oclc number

12162097

Responsibility statement

written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, LG, 3.8, 0.5.Accelerated Reader AR, LG, 3.8, 0.5, 5240.Reading Counts RC, K-2, 4.9, 2, Quiz: 09245, Guided reading level: N.Reading Counts!, 4.9.

Summary

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus

Table Of Contents

Sample text for The Polar Express / written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. "On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed. I did not rustle the sheets. I breathed slowly and silently. I was listening for a sound -- a sound a friend had told me I'd never hear -- the ringing bells of Santa's sleigh. 'There is no Santa, ' my friend had insisted, but I knew he was wrong. Late that night I did hear sounds, though not of ringing bells. From outside came the sounds of hissing steam and squeaking metal. I looked through my window and saw a train standing perfectly still in front of my house."

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor

Creator