The Resource The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
Resource Information
The item The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Note
- This poster-sized book is much larger than the standard edition so that it can be seen by a large group for shared reading
- Isbn
- 9780544457980
- Label
- The Polar Express
- Title
- The Polar Express
- Statement of responsibility
- written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
- Subject
-
- Belief and doubt -- Fiction
- Belief and doubt -- Juvenile fiction
- Big books
- Big books
- Big books
- Children
- Children -- Fiction
- Children -- Juvenile fiction
- Christmas -- Fiction
- Christmas fiction
- Christmas stories
- Fiction
- Juvenile works
- North Pole -- Fiction
- North Pole -- Juvenile fiction
- Noël -- Livres illustrés pour enfants
- Passenger trains
- Passenger trains -- Fiction
- Arctic Ocean -- North Pole
- Santa Claus
- Santa Claus -- Fiction
- Santa Claus -- Juvenile fiction
- Voyages and travels
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
- Passenger trains -- Juvenile fiction
- Belief and doubt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus
- Awards note
- Caldecott Medal, 1986
- Cataloging source
- GZD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Interest level
- LG
- LC call number
- PZ7.V266
- LC item number
- Po 2014
- Literary form
- fiction
- Reading level
- 3.8
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Santa Claus
- Santa Claus
- Belief and doubt
- Passenger trains
- Children
- Voyages and travels
- Big books
- Santa Claus
- Christmas
- Belief and doubt
- Passenger trains
- Children
- Voyages and travels
- Noël
- Belief and doubt
- Big books
- Children
- Christmas stories
- Passenger trains
- Voyages and travels
- North Pole
- North Pole
- Arctic Ocean
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
- Note
- This poster-sized book is much larger than the standard edition so that it can be seen by a large group for shared reading
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1594653
- Dimensions
- 37 x 48 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780544457980
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780544457980
- (OCoLC)893872941
- Label
- The Polar Express, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
- Note
- This poster-sized book is much larger than the standard edition so that it can be seen by a large group for shared reading
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1594653
- Dimensions
- 37 x 48 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780544457980
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780544457980
- (OCoLC)893872941
Subject
- Belief and doubt -- Fiction
- Belief and doubt -- Juvenile fiction
- Big books
- Big books
- Big books
- Children
- Children -- Fiction
- Children -- Juvenile fiction
- Christmas -- Fiction
- Christmas fiction
- Christmas stories
- Fiction
- Juvenile works
- North Pole -- Fiction
- North Pole -- Juvenile fiction
- Noël -- Livres illustrés pour enfants
- Passenger trains
- Passenger trains -- Fiction
- Arctic Ocean -- North Pole
- Santa Claus
- Santa Claus -- Fiction
- Santa Claus -- Juvenile fiction
- Voyages and travels
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
- Passenger trains -- Juvenile fiction
- Belief and doubt
Genre
Included in
- trueKentucky Bluegrass Award: Grades 3-5
- trueNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 1985
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1986
- trueBuckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio): Grades K-2
- trueCaldecott Medal
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