Read
Available through hoopla Digital
- Freight Train by Donald Crews
- Steam Train Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker
- Trains Go! by Steve Light
Watch
I’m Fast! Join the fun as a train pulling a long, heavy load races a speedy, little car across the country; through the mountains, through the desert, through a blizzard. (8 minutes) (This title is part of the hoopla BONUS BORROWS COLLECTION! For a limited time, this is one of 1000+ titles you can borrow without using any of your monthly hoopla borrows!*)
Sing
The Little Red Train Going Down the Track
There's a little red train going down the track
Looking at the wheels go clickety clack
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling right along.
There's an engine in the front and a caboose in the back
Look at those wheels go clickety clack
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling right along.
The little train goes to the top of the hill,
It goes very slow but it gets there still
It gets to the stop and it goes back down
Look at the wheels go around and around
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling right along.
There's a little red train going down the track
Looking at the wheels go clickety clack
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling
And the train wheels are rolling, rolling right along.
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Activity
Draw rectangles on a page in line like a train and have the children color them in to match the train in Freight Train, naming the colors as you go.
Cut out various shapes such as rectangles, circles, squares, and triangles. Have children assemble them to make their own train.
More Books
Books on Hoopla
- Train by Chris Demarest
- The Goodnight Train by June Sobel & Laura Huliska-Beith
- Trains by Mary Lindeen
Books on Overdrive/Libby (note: These titles may have a waiting list.)
- Pete the Cat’s Train Trip by James Dean
- Curious George Takes a Train by H.A. Rey
- Go, Train, Go! by Rev. W. Awdry
- Fast Train, Slow Train by Rev. W. Awdry
Keep Learning
Be sure to visit Little Pim, one of the databases provided by the Metropolitan Library System. Children can learn other languages including Spanish, French, and Japanese! For adults wanting to learn another language, we have Mango Languages.