TITLE: Railroad
John and the Red Rock Run
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Tony Crunk, Michael Austin
PUBLISHER:
Peachtree Pub Ltd
PUBLICATION DATE: March 31, 2006
GENRE:
Fiction Picture Book
READING LEVEL: Kindergarten – 3rd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
A railroad conductor and his passenger are trying to get to a wedding.
Everything from an outlaw to a tornado tries to stop them, but the conductor
has never been late once in forty years. The passengers all think of ways to
keep the train moving.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have the children illustrate their own picture with vivid sound words
like in the book… CR-R-RAACK!!, rockety-pop, etc…
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kayla Rozier, VSU
