Too many options? Treat your friends and family to their favourite stores with a Bayshore Shopping Centre gift card, redeemable at participating retailers throughout the centre. Click below to purchase yours today!Purchase Here
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Coles
Hop on board for this tender family story, inspired by the author’s own, and discover a dynamic chapter in American history—and the many trains people rode toward freedom. A must-have for home and classroom libraries.A CBC-NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade BookCenter for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best BookBCALA Best of the Best Book* “A vivid evocation of place and era rolling solidly on a bed of timeless values.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review* “A child-friendly picture book introducing the Great Migration.” — Booklist, starred review* “Lends the meandering feel of family stories to this portrait of a historical moment.” — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThelma loves to watch the Sunset Limited chug through her little town of Vacherie, Louisiana. And she dreams of one day riding a real train! For now, she has her beloved schooltrain. Every morning, she and her friends walk to school, single file, chanting all the way:“Schooltrain! Schooltrain! Don’t be late! The school bell rings at half past eight!”Then it’s on to great adventures with her teacher’s books — and her own imagination!But lately, someone named Jim Crow has been making trouble for folks in Vacherie. Aunt Bea and Uncle Ed have already moved away. When Thelma’s best friend also has to leave, Thelma wonders, who is Jim Crow and why does he have to be so mean? Will he make trouble for Pop, too?
Hop on board for this tender family story, inspired by the author’s own, and discover a dynamic chapter in American history—and the many trains people rode toward freedom. A must-have for home and classroom libraries.A CBC-NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade BookCenter for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best BookBCALA Best of the Best Book* “A vivid evocation of place and era rolling solidly on a bed of timeless values.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review* “A child-friendly picture book introducing the Great Migration.” — Booklist, starred review* “Lends the meandering feel of family stories to this portrait of a historical moment.” — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThelma loves to watch the Sunset Limited chug through her little town of Vacherie, Louisiana. And she dreams of one day riding a real train! For now, she has her beloved schooltrain. Every morning, she and her friends walk to school, single file, chanting all the way:“Schooltrain! Schooltrain! Don’t be late! The school bell rings at half past eight!”Then it’s on to great adventures with her teacher’s books — and her own imagination!But lately, someone named Jim Crow has been making trouble for folks in Vacherie. Aunt Bea and Uncle Ed have already moved away. When Thelma’s best friend also has to leave, Thelma wonders, who is Jim Crow and why does he have to be so mean? Will he make trouble for Pop, too?
Coles is renowned for its outstanding customer service and great selection of books. Along with the vast array of magazines, stationary, audio-books, children's literature, fiction, non-fiction and reference books, you can find accessories to make your reading experience more pleasurable. We can recommend the very best in reading today. We will help you search our titles for exactly what you need, and if we do not have it in stock, we will order it for you.
