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Usborne Farmyard Tales (Numbered) #19
Rusty's Train Ride
All the familiar characters from Apple Tree Farm appear in this story which revolves around a restored railway station near the Farm. Two levels of text aid young children who are just beginning to read.
16 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1999
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Heather Amery
638 books34 followersHeather Amery was born and brought up in Bath, Somerset. Heather has written over a hundred books for children, including alphabet books, science and history books, craft books, classical fairy tales, a series for beginner readers called Farmyard Tales, Usborne Bible Tales, and Greek Myths.
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February 22, 2008
Rusty is a dog. He belongs to Mrs. Boot and her children and they take him along when they go to visit a local historical steam train. Although Rusty is a good dog, he ends up riding the train by himself. That's the gist of Rusty's Train Ride.
Given that there is an old steam train, there should be more about the workings of the train. By leaving the Boot family while Rusty rides off, the train is basically ignored.
As a lost dog story, it's a mediocre tale. There isn't much drama as everyone knows the train only goes so far before returning. As a train book, it's even less satisfactory, as it teaches almost nothing about trains.
Given that there is an old steam train, there should be more about the workings of the train. By leaving the Boot family while Rusty rides off, the train is basically ignored.
As a lost dog story, it's a mediocre tale. There isn't much drama as everyone knows the train only goes so far before returning. As a train book, it's even less satisfactory, as it teaches almost nothing about trains.
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December 28, 2014
Another fun early reader as well as a look and find the duck book. This is the sticker book version which encourages the reader to locate the correct sticker to insert in the story as well as fill in gaps in the background and use "I found the duck" stickers when the duck is spotted on each page. Fun and interactive!
Merged review:
Another fun early reader as well as a look and find the duck book. The farming family lose their dog who has a spontaneous train ride.
Simple words, clear pictures, ok story.
Merged review:
Another fun early reader as well as a look and find the duck book. The farming family lose their dog who has a spontaneous train ride.
Simple words, clear pictures, ok story.
October 8, 2008
Farmyard Tales are great the illitration is amazing. Plus, the hidden duck helps children develope visual discrimination that helps them notice differnces in letters and numbers.
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