This fun series of books uses well-loved characters to encourage confidence in reading. After a few sessions of reading aloud by a parent, children will be eager to read about their beloved Thomas' adventures all on their own.Once you have finished the story, there are activities in the back that develop the skills that will help children to read unaided.Little ones do not distinguish between fun and education, and with the help of these gentle learning books, parents won't feel the difference either.

 

This book features in the following series: Learn To Read With Thomas, Thomas And Friends .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme is not levelled.

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Reverend Wilbert Awdry was born in Hampshire in 1911. He grew up close to the railway and was convinced that the steam engines all had different personalities. He used to imagine conversations between them. Later when he was grown up and his son Christopher became ill with measles, Wilbert invented the Thomas stories to entertain him. Christopher kept asking for more stories and Wilbert began writing them. The first of the railway series was published in 1945. Awdry wrote 26 Railway books in total before Christopher took over the series.