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The Polar Express: A Caldecott Award Winner― Great for Holiday and Christmas Reading or Gifting
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It has been forty years since The Polar Express made its first trip to the North Pole. Now readers can experience the classic holiday story with gorgeous new reproductions of Chris Van Allsburg's award-winning artwork.
The enduring Christmas classic as it was always meant to be seen.
For millions of readers around the world, the story of a boy's mysterious journey to the North Pole has become an enduring part of their Christmas traditions. This fortieth anniversary edition of The Polar Express reproduces the book's artwork more faithfully than ever before—a must-have for lifelong fans and the newest generation experiencing the story for the first time!
- Reading age2+ years, from customers
- Print length32 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Dimensions11.38 x 0.38 x 9 inches
- PublisherClarion Books
- Publication dateSeptember 15, 2015
- ISBN-100544580141
- ISBN-13978-0544580145
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The Polar Express: Christmas Countdown Deluxe Gift Set
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Jumanji
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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
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| Read More Books by Chris Van Allsburg | A deluxe keepsake edition of The Polar Express featuring an illustrated countdown calendar, pop-out Christmas tree, and twenty-four ornaments with daily activities, all packaged in a durable slipcase for families to use for years to come. | Bored kids Peter and Judy try a mysterious board game, Jumanji, and unleash wild, magical chaos. Chris Van Allsburg’s tale blurs fantasy and reality in a thrilling, surreal adventure. | The thin line between illusion and reality blur for young Alan when he stumbles into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. In this unexpected place where strange trees loom, the eerie presence of Gasazi casts its shadow and nothing is quite as it seems. | In a story that picks up where Jumanji leaves off, Danny ignores his older brother Walter's warning and brings home a strange board game, launching them into a wild space adventure with robots, pirates, and meteors invading their home. | With author-illustrator extraordinaire Harris Burdick gone and only his eerie sketches left behind, readers must become the storytellers, unraveling the mystery one image at a time. |
Editorial Reviews
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"The Polar Express is magic indeed." - The New York Times Book Review
"As always, the forms are sculptured, the perspectives as dazzling as they are audacious, the colors rich and elegant, the use of light and shadow masterly." - Horn Book Guide
"Even the most hardened Santa doubters might find in The Polar Express the faith to believe again." - American Bookseller
"Allsburg's mix of meticulousness and mysticism is his own, and his quiet Christmas bell, now rung, will not stop ringing." - Adam Gopnik, author of The King in the Window
"The sumptuous pastel effects make this one of Van Allsburg's most treasured visions." - Newsweek
“The best book about Santa.” - Entertainment Weekly
About the Author
Chris Van Allsburg is one of America’s most innovative picture book creators. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji and The Polar Express and received a Caldecott Honor for his very first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. He has received the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature, a National Book Award, and a Society of Illustrators Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award, among other honors. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Visit him at chrisvanallsburg.com.
Product details
- Publisher : Clarion Books
- Publication date : September 15, 2015
- Edition : Anniversary
- Language : English
- Print length : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0544580141
- ISBN-13 : 978-0544580145
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Reading age : 2+ years, from customers
- Dimensions : 11.38 x 0.38 x 9 inches
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Best Sellers Rank: #83 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.
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