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Overground Railroad
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Captivating story of a family's migration North to freedom.
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Lesa Cline-Ransome
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The Farmer and the Clown
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Two strangers form an unlikely bond in sweet wordless tale.
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Marla Frazee
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Locomotive
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Gorgeous story of train journey is exciting, fact-packed.
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Brian Floca
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2013
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Steam Train, Dream Train
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Jolly animals load a train in this dream of a bedtime book.
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Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld
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The Polar Express
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One of the most beautiful Christmas books.
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Chris Van Allsburg
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1985
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The Big Book of Trains
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Draws in railroad buffs and reluctant readers.
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1998
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