Overview
Speed. Color. Sound. Numbers. Maps. Connections. Navigation. Subway systems may be specific to certain cities around the world, but the pure thrill of a subway ride is universal to all young children. Christoph Niemann’s graphically elegant and playful picture book is a tour de force for preschoolers and a stellar addition to the canon of books about trains, trucks, planes, and automobiles. Based on the author’s own underground adventures with his young boys—chronicled for adult readers in Niemann’s New York Times blog, Abstract City—this innovative picture book is an invitation down underground, where a system of trains and tracks delivers millions of riders to their destinations each day. “Underneath the city is this beautifully simple system of letters, numbers, and colors. The trains and stations are huge and impressive but also comforting, because nothing ever changes. My boys are in charge; they can read the signs, navigate the grid, and they always know what happens next.”—Christoph Niemann
Full Product Details
Author: Christoph Niemann ,
Christoph Niemann
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 28.10cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 19.90cm
Weight: 0.370kg
ISBN: 9780061577796
ISBN 10: 0061577790
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 25 May 2010
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Playful and humorous . . . this title is sure to please. -- School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for The Pet Dragon: An ingenious, breezy tale. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Distinctively urban and bold...train lovers everywhere will enjoy this picture-book ride. --ALA Booklist This artistic tour de force will appeal to New Yorkers and visitors alike. --Kirkus Reviews A sure hit with most youngsters, especially those who are transfixed by trains. --School Library Journal Distinctively urban and bold train lovers everywhere will enjoy this picture-book ride. --ALA Booklist This artistic tour de force will appeal to New Yorkers and visitors alike. --Kirkus Reviews An abundance of droll details will delight regular straphangers and stir the imaginations of transportation-obsessed children. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A sure hit with most youngsters, especially those who are transfixed by trains. --School Library Journal An abundance of droll details will delight regular straphangers and stir the imaginations of transportation-obsessed children. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for The Pet Dragon: An ingenious, breezy tale. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A sure hit with most youngsters, especially those who are transfixed by trains. --School Library Journal
This artistic tour de force will appeal to New Yorkers and visitors alike. --Kirkus Reviews
A sure hit with most youngsters, especially those who are transfixed by trains. --School Library Journal Distinctively urban and bold...train lovers everywhere will enjoy this picture-book ride. --ALA Booklist An abundance of droll details will delight regular straphangers and stir the imaginations of transportation-obsessed children. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) This artistic tour de force will appeal to New Yorkers and visitors alike. --Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Christoph Niemann is also the creator of the picture books Subway, The Pet Dragon, and The Police Cloud, as well as the blog Abstract City at www.newyorktimes.com. He has illustrated covers for the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and the New York Times Magazine. The artist lives with his family in Berlin, Germany, and New York City.
