Down in the Subway
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932065083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Day-o! Daaay-aaay-aaay-aaay-o! E. R. Bird It's funny to think about the preconceptions a person brings to a book. When I picked up the picture book, "Down In the Subway" I was thinking it would be one of those staid and serious tales about what the subway is like. There would have been explanations about trains and lines and who built the tunnels and stuff like that. And I'm sure that there are books out there that li. Down in the Subway What a fun book to read. This book lends itself so well to a riveting read aloud. Add your own voice accent and song rhythm as you rollick your way through the subway scene that is so aptly captured. Fun for the reader, fun for the hearers!. Kathy Weller said Brings the party to the reader, no invitation needed. Just perfect to get in the swing of the warm weather months, here's a book that just makes you feel all bright and summery! Down In The Subway tells the story of Oscar's ride on the subway, and what happens one particular day when commuting with his mom and baby brother. Restless Oscar gets up and twirls holding onto a pole, when a woman (the Island Lady) asks him if he would
She lives in Brooklyn, NY. Miriam Cohen is an avid champion of the emotional rights of children. . Her stories ring true because she spends many hours in classrooms reading, listening and talking with children
But Greenberg's (Aunt Lilly's Laundromat) gouache art, with its electric hues and primitive style, supplies the bulk of the book's energy. The sweltering passengers' grim expressions melt into exuberant smiles as the Island Lady pulls out of her bag "the cool Island breeze," the green Caribbean Sea, a picnic lunch featuring island fare and the Calypso Man, singing a catchy if hokey rhyming tune. From Publishers Weekly A routine summer ride on the subway is transformed into a brief, toe-tapping Caribbean holiday in Cohen's (Will I Have a Friend?) animated tale. Her piece de resistance: "an Island town," featuring palm trees, bright pink buildings and a street full of people "doing the jump-up." Cohen's intermittent attempts at island dialect often fall flat, but her inventive idea for transforming the tedium of subway riding?creatively realized in Greenberg's sprightly pictures?will lift the spirits of any child familiar with subway travel. . Ages 4-7. Copyright 1998 Reed Busine
Out of her bag comes an ocean breeze, a Caribbean meal, a steel band and a party he will never forget!. A boy meets the Island Lady on the subway