- Children: Grades 1-2, Children's fiction, Railroads, fiction, Railroads
The little red caboose always came last. By the time the little red caboose came along, the boys and girls were turning away. "How I wish I were a big black engine, puffing and chuffing way up at the front of the train!
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Earnest, resolved, effortless and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Marian Potter
- First published
- 1978
- Pages
- 24
- Publisher
- Golden Books, Golden Press
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307021526
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“The little red caboose always came last.”
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