About this title: The classic tale of a very determined little engine that, despite its diminutive size, makes it over a big mountain. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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Description: Hauman, George, and Hauman, Doris, and Ong, Cristina. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 48 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published: 1990-08-30
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: Fair. Missing dust jacket, and one of the pages is has a tear taped over. Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
Description: Good. 0448400413 Book could have shelf wear, or a bump, or sunfade to edges. These are new unread books from the publisher with one of these conditions. See are feedback as customers are satisfied in how we grade our books. Has remainder mark. Fast shipping and customer service is our number 1 priority! read more
Edition: 60th Anniversary Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York, NY
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: Hauman, George & Doris. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-Over 8"-9" Tall. Unpaginated, quarter bound w/blu papercovered boards w/gilt illustration on the front cover, and w/orange cloth covered spine w/gilt lettering. The story of a little train engine and its adventures. prev owner wrote name on ownership board, slight bow to the front cover. read more
Edition: 60th Anniversary ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: Hauman, George, and Hauman, Doris. Fine in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 48 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Edition: Children's Choice Book Club
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York, NY
Date Published: 1961
Description: Hauman, George & Doris. Very Good. No Jacket. Children's Choice Bookclub. 8vo-Over 8"-9" Tall. Unpaginated, blu papercovered boards w/color illustrated front & rear covers w/orange-yel-green-blu spine w/black lettring, color illustrated endpapers. The story of a little train engine and its adventures. light stain on the rear cover, boards slight wear on the corners. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: Hauman, George (illustrator); Hauman, Doris (illustrator) Very Good. No Jacket. Children. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" NY: Platt & Munk, 1990. Blue cloth half yellow spine, 60th anniversary edition, very good/No Dj. Later Printing. 8vo oblong A beautifully color-illustrated "new" edition of the classic story of a little steam engine that is able to pull a circus train over a steep grade by its courage and positive thinking. Name on end paper; bottom corners bumped small rub to cover. ISBN: 0448400413. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: Color Illustrated. Very Good. 9 x 8.5 hard cover book. Gold lettering on the yellow spine with a blue/illustrated cover. This special anniversary edition contains the complete and original text and artwork. Slight cover soil. Tight binding. Very Good condition. read more
Description: Illustrated by Hauman, George & Doris. Very Good in Good dust jacket; 1990. 0448400413. 60th Anniversary Edition-book is very good with mild edge discoloration from storage-very lightly used-dust jacket has mild edge wear and a couple of small edge tears. DJ improved with new, clear Brodart mylar cover.; Hardcover; Platt & Munk/Grosset Dunlap; New York; 0.4 x 8.94 x 9.62 Inches; 48 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: Hauman, George, and Hauman, Doris, and Ong, Cristina. New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 48 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published: 1990-09-01
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780448400419. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York, NY
Date Published: 1961
Description: Hauman, George & Doris. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-Over 8"-9" Tall. Unpaginated, yellow cloth boards w/black illustration, color illustrated endpapers, library binding (cloth hinges). The story of a little train engine and its adventures. The prev owner wrote on the FPD, light soiling to the book, boards worn on the corners. read more
Edition: Silver Anniversary Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York, NY
Date Published: 1954
Description: Hauman, George & Doris. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-Over 8"-9" Tall. Unpaginated, oange cloth boards w/black illustration, color illustrated endpapers, library binding (cloth hinges). The story of a little train engine and its adventures. The prev owner wrote on the ffep, light soiling to the book, boards some wear on the corners. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Decorative Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: George and Doris Hauman. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall Oblong 0448400413 Minor Shelfwear Only 60th Anniversary edition. Unmarked. read more
Edition: 60 ANV
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780448400419ISBN:0448400413
Description: New. The determined Little Blue Engine is back, bringing inspiring and enlightening words of wisdom to graduates of all ages as they make the transition from one phase of life to the next. I Think I Can! provides familiar comfort in changing times and ser... read more
Description: Good. 0448400413 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"8.) The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper Piper, W. (2005) The little engine that could. New York, NY: Philomel Books. Illustrated by Loren Long Summary: This book is about a little engine that keeps trying to make it up a hill. She doesn't think she can make it but he keeps trying. I would use this book to teach about persistence and that it is important to keep going even when you think you cannot continue."
"Everyone knows the story of the little engine that could! The red engine was full of toys and delicious food that he was trying to get to the other side of the mountain with all of the goodies for the boys and girls but it got stuck! All of a sudden, a shiny new engine came and the clown asked for help but the engine wouldn't help. Next, a big engine came but he wouldn't help either. Another engine still came after that but he was rusty and too tired to help. Finally, a bright blue engine came up the hill and was concerned about the toys. He admitted he wasn't big, but agreed to help pull them up the hill. All the way he would say "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can" and even though it was very hard work, he made it to the other side of the mountain! This story is a classic; the pictures are great, and the story line is cute. I like that the actual line encourages children to do the right thing and never give up on the things they are trying to do! I think it also teaches them the importance of helping others. Thematically, it could be used when talking trains or helping others."
"Great story to teach about ambition. I always wanted my children to be independent when they grew older, I taught all of my children to learn how to live on their own without clinging to a man or rely on him. Every one of them are strong and educated, even those who are married have the confidence and the means to survive if anything tragic should happen. I would like to think that reading them this book time and again as they were growing, had something to do with this outcome, if only just a small part. I love this book. It teaches strength, ambition, and how to believe in yourself."
"This classic book tells the story of a train whose engine stalls out before it can get over the last mountain to deliver toys and food to the good children on the other side of the mountain. The toys begin to flag down passing engines to take them the rest of the way. Several engines refuse, but a little blue engine agrees to try, even though she has never pulled such a heavy load. Through generous good will and tenacity she makes it over hill.
The well-written and original plot, and the pleasantly repetitive "I think I can," "I thought I could" has ensured its popularity for over sixty years. It has been illustrated in several styles, but this one and the one by Ruth Sanderson are the best ones I have seen.
The Wee Sing And Pretend album (ASIN 0613882393) has a "Little Blue Engine" song derived from this book which makes a good companion to it."
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