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Shark vs. Train by Tom Lichtenheld, Chris Barton

mdevlin923's review against another edition

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3.0

A shark and a train both try to figure out who would win in a fight.

A silly story that would be great for storytime (ages 4-5) or one-on-one read-aloud.

Storytime:
Underwater Animals
Trains

reader4evr's review against another edition

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4.0

bought this for my nephew for Christmas

yeontan's review against another edition

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5.0

so funny

lannthacker's review against another edition

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school visits

jessdlibrarian's review against another edition

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4.0

This fabulously illustrated story feeds on the imaginations of children as they amuse themselves with the game of "pretend." As Shark and Train face off, readers are able to climb into those imaginations and face uncertain circumstances with horror and humor. When the kids finish reading this action adventure, they will keep asking for more!

nattyg's review against another edition

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4.0

Cute! I loved the illustrations, they seemed to tell more of the story than the words.

sunnyd76's review against another edition

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4.0

My son's elementary school librarian read this book to the class. My son liked it so much we had to to the library and check it out. He liked to count how many times train won versus shark and he liked learning that sometimes people win and sometimes they lose -- and sometimes there is no clear winner.

bookenthusiast13's review against another edition

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4.0

2 - 5 years

librariandest's review against another edition

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4.0

Who would win in a shark vs. train battle? The book says it depends. Where are they? Under water or on the tracks? What's the challenge? Selling lemonade or eating pies? What if it's something neither of them are good at?

This is a great book to share with groups. It's funny and has a lot of opportunities for audience partipation.

eccentrici's review against another edition

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5.0

Anyone who can work a "jump the shark" joke and a separate Fonzie reference into a children's picture book gets five stars automatically. Funny with great illustrations.