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The Polar Express Cover Image CD Audiobook CD Audiobook

The Polar Express [kit (CD)] / written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg.

Summary:

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780395389492 (hc) :
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 30 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
  • Edition: Special gift ed.
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2008], c1985.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Celebrating the 25th anniversary"--Jacket.
"Includes ... bonus CD read by Liam Neeson"--Jacket.
Subject: Christmas > Fiction.
Santa Claus > Fiction.
North Pole > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Cookstown Branch FAV JP VanAl 31681002039964 PICTURE Available -

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.


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