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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780375842870
ISBN number: 037584287X
Label: Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 24
Printing Date: January 22, 2008
Publishing house: Random House Books for Young Readers
Age index: Ages 4-8
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 79860
Studio: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Thomas videos continually are top sellers in all markets, and the release of each new Thomas DVD has created great excitement. Thomas books based on videos also do sensationally in all markets. Here is the latest book from a video. These three stories from the newest release are filled with the same gentle humour and familiar friends as are all of the very popular Thomas Picturebacks.
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Published in 2008, this Thomas book still uses photographs from the television show but now they seem to be better quality -- not murky and dull -- and many have small colorful bands (frames?) around them to set them off. A definite improvement in our opinion.
The 3 stories you get are "Thomas and the Treasure", "Duncan's Bluff", and "Seeing the Sights". If you don't recall the plot of the title story, it's about Thomas' ingenuity in solving the riddle to a story that Salty tells. While everyone else rolls their eyes at Salty's yarn, Thomas takes the words to heart and unravels the clues. And in the end, he is rewarded when a real treasure is uncovered.
In "Duncan's Bluff", Duncan and James come to loggerheads when the two engines disagree as to who works the hardest. Of course, this sets off a competition and when it looks like he is loosing, Duncan cleverly tricks James. But this little slight of track, backfires with unforeseen results.
Finally, in "Seeing the Sights", Thomas gets so caught up in trying to compete with the powerful Gordon that he ends up doing a terrible job showing visitors about the island. This is a stop and smell the roses sort of story. The rose in this case being a delightful day at the beach.
All in all a winner. Though I personally prefer some of the drawn Thomas artwork, this new photo format is very nice and the the stories are good, well written, and the book's bound to please your Steamie lover.
Pam T~
mom and reviewer at BooksforKids-Reviews. com
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My son is just over 3 and is more of a lots of pictures a little less on the words kid when it comes to books. This has book has several good stories in it, and might be better for a slightly older child or one with a better attention span! The pictures are stills from the series and my son also seems to like the books with drawings a bit more - all that being said he does enjoy the book but it is not his favorite.
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There is something magical about Thomas that I didn't want to buy into at very first - and now we're hooked. The story telling and characters are very well done. Each train reminds me of people I've actually worked with! My two year old loves the stories and the character voices I use. There are three stories: 1. Thomas and the Treasure (Salty tells Thomas of a lost treasure and Thomas follows clues to find it) 2. Duncan's Bluff (Duncan plays a coal car trick on James) and 3. Seeing the Sites (Thomas takes tourists to all the sites on Sodor after a challenge from Gordon). All in all very cute and smartly written for toddlers. Nice "realistic" photos too.
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