Review Locomotive shares the adventure of travelers on the Transcontinental railway in wonderful poem form. The book is full of detail images, labeled to help readers know what the poem is describing. People’s Magazine call the book “[a] stunningly illustrated tale of the earliest days of America’s railroads” (Floca, n.d.). Brian provides historical information about the Native tribes who lived in the West before the trains, though they are only in passing. The book has a list of sources on the final pages with a description of the railroad allowing for further discussion of the topics mentioned in the text. Themes Travel Trains Railroads Transportation History Application Teachers can use this text to help introduce their students to the railway or trains. The poem provides a story that can be discussed, while the images show aspects of life on the railroad. Students can engage with the story in many ways from talking about Brian’s poetic free verse to discussing details in the images. Read-alikes Cooper, E. (2013). Train. Eaton, J. C. (2013). How to Train a Train. Book Trailer Author Official Website: http://www.brianfloca.com/index.html
Publisher’s Official Website: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Locomotive/Brian-Floca/9781416994152 Locomotive Classroom Resources: http://www.brianfloca.com/locomotive-classroom-resources.html References Floca, B. (n.d.) Locomotive. Retrieved from http://www.brianfloca.com/locomotive.html Hardy, B. (2013). All Aboard! “Locomotive” by Brian Floca and more. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/locomotive-by-brian-floca-and-more.html [MrsDarwinMEMS]. (2015, February 1). Locomotive by Brian Floca [YouTube Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/PnZ-qo_30o4 Simon and Schuster. (2017). Locomotive [Cover Image and Page Spread]. Retrieved from http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Locomotive/Brian-Floca/9781416994152
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