Step into Reading, Step 1: Thomas Goes Fishing

Name: Step into Reading, Step 1: Thomas Goes Fishing
Price: 5.39 USD
Availability: BackOrder
ISBN: 9780375831188

By: Rev. W. Awdry

Illustrated By: Richard Courtney

Product Description

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Thomas often sees his young friends standing by the stream fishing. It looks like so much fun that Thomas wants to go fishing, too. One day, he runs out of steam, and his driver fills his boiler from the stream. And soon, Thomas' boiler is what the driver is fishing in.

Product Information

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Title: Step into Reading, Step 1: Thomas Goes Fishing
By: Rev. W. Awdry
Illustrated By: Richard Courtney
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 32
Vendor: Random House Inc
Publication Date: 2005

Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 (inches)
Weight: 3 ounces
ISBN: 0375831185
ISBN-13: 9780375831188
Ages: 4-6
Series: Step into Reading
Stock No: WW831185

Publisher's Description

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Thomas often sees his young friends standing by the stream fishing.
It looks like so much fun that Thomas wants to go fishing too. One day, he runs out of steam and his driver fills his boiler from the stream. And soon, Thomas’ boiler is what the driver is fishing in!
In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small, blue, wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, the Reverend W Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945.

Author Bio

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In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, Reverend W. Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945. He continued to create new adventures and characters until 1972, when he retired from writing. Reverend Awdry died in 1997 at the age of 85.

Richard Courtney is a published illustrator known for his colorful work in the children’s book series Thomas & Friends.