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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780307020970
ISBN number: 0307020975
Label: Golden Books
Manufacturer: Golden Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 24
Printing Date: February 12, 2001
Publishing house: Golden Books
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: February 12, 2001
Sale Popularity Level: 31143
Studio: Golden Books
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Brief Book Summary:
The little train that can do just about anything is now available in a collectible hardcover edition, at a very affordable price. No home library would be complete without Tootle.
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As a non-comformist, I was mortified the very first time I read this book as an adult (over 10 years ago). I immediately looked at the original year it was published-- 1945. Smack in the McCarthy Era. No wonder! Red flags? Stay on the track? Ironically, I now have two preschoolers who love this book. I keep it around so we can eventually have a discusion about its messages. How does one start a discusion with small children about McCarthyism vs. anarchy? I give this book three stars because on one hand, I want to give it 0 for squashing the non-conformist hero, and on the other hand, I want to give it 5 for great illustrations (a train frolicking in a field of wildflowers!), the pink cover, and debate-worthy historical/ philosophical elements. . .
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Tootle contains a deep truth. There are nothing but blue flags for little trains that get off the tracks.
This book should be on every parents daily reading list.
It is NOT about conformity, for heaven's sake.
Since when is following your dreams and respecting yourself and what's special about you 'off the tracks'.
'Off the tracks' means dropping out of school, crime, addiction, THESE are the tracks and trust me, if you get off the tracks your life is going to be FULL of blue flags.
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Tootle, a story that brings back wonderful memories. I read this book over and over to my granddaughter from when she was less then 2 years old until she could read on her own. That granddaughter will be a mother herself of a baby girl in the spring 2008. I'm getting this book for her so she can read it to her baby girl
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i had grown up enjoying the story of Tootle - my parents read it to me as i went to bed. i enjoyed the colorful pictures and the valuable lesson. little did i realize how powerful a lesson it truly had.
many people don't like the story of Tootle because they think it's about conforming to rules and doing what other people tell you to do. on the surface, that is what the story appears to be about, but it actually goes much deeper.
Tootle is a story about dealing with addiction. although Tootle is having fun, he is enjoying an addictive behavior - going where he is not designed to go. he continues to have this problem, and only with the help of the villiage does he overcome his addiction. anyone who has ever dealt with an addiction will be able to identify the powerful message of this book.
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May I recommend anyone interested in the book to read Nicholas C. Burbules (1986) study of this book entitled "Tootle: A Parable of Schooling and Destiny" found in Harvard Educational Review, 56 (3), pp. 239-256. Shades of current "no child left behind" policies can be clearly seen. "Learning means listening and remembering. This learning can be quantifiably measured and compared." Why is it wrong for Tootle to be happy after talking with the horse or smelling the flowers? Obedience to society is the key to sucess for Tootle. Is this always the message that we want to instill in our children? In the "happy ending", the kindly old teacher Bill has connived to make the meadow miserable for Tootle, who in turn feels gratitude to Bill for saving him - for his own good, of course. Is mindless conformity the educational priority that we want for our children?
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