Book
Locomotive / Brian Floca.
Record details
- ISBN: 1416994157 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781416994152 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1416994157 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781416994152 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1416994157 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780605728097 (permabound)
- ISBN: 0605728097 (permabound)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York ; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Richard Jackson Book." Map on front endpapers. "Atheneum Books for Young Readers an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Children's Publishing ..."--Page opposite title page. "The illustrations for this book are rendered in watercolor, ink, acrylic and gouache."--Page opposite title page. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary, etc.: | Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s. |
| Target Audience Note: | Elementary Grade. 840 Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 4.7. Reading Counts! 5.5. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.7 0.5 160657. Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.5 3 Quiz: 61020. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.7 0.5 160657. |
| Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Nominee, Elementary, 2015. Caldecott Medal, 2014. Caldecott Medal, 2014. Robert F. Sibert Honor, 2014. Orbis Pictus Honor, 2014. New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Picture books for children. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 86 of 91 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 2 copies available at Kent Memorial Library - Suffield. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 91 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | JJ FLOCA (Text) | 32518128753400 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
| Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | JJ FLOCA (Text) | 32518129846740 | Juvenile Picture Book | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
| Ansonia Public Library | J. 385 LOCOMOTIVE (Text) | 34045129005687 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Babcock Library - Ashford | J 285 Flo (Text) | 3311000075592- | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beacon Falls Public Library | E FLO (Text) | 33120000365376 | Picture Book | Available | - |
| Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | J FLOCA (Text) | 33750000052799 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
| Beardsley Branch - Bridgeport | j385.0973 FLOCA (Text) | 34000080898117 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | E FLOCA, B. (Text) | 32544072324162 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | E FLOCA, B. (Text) | 32544072325466 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | j385.0973 FLOCA, B. (Text) | 32544072292641 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Author Notes
Locomotive
Brian Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Brown University and received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive, winner of the 2014 Caldecott Medal. He has also written and illustrated Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Lightship, The Racecar Alphabet, and Five Trucks. He is the illustrator of the Poppy Stories series, by Avi; Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan; Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels; and Lynne Cox's forthcoming Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas. His books have received four Robert F. Sibert Honor awards, an Orbis Pictus Award, an Orbis Pictus Honor, a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators, and have twice been selected for The New York Times' annual 10 Best Illustrated Books list. (Bowker Author Biography)
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