02574cam a2200529 i 4500 936641042 TxAuBib 20230816120000.0 850529s1985||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 85010907 9780395389492 0395389496 9780758700667 0758700660 9780329043971 0329043978 9780544580145 0544580141 (OCoLC)12162097 TxAuBib rda Van Allsburg, Chris, author. The Polar Express [BOOK] / written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1985. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Christmas - Picture Books Sample text for The Polar Express / written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. "On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed. I did not rustle the sheets. I breathed slowly and silently. I was listening for a sound -- a sound a friend had told me I'd never hear -- the ringing bells of Santa's sleigh. 'There is no Santa, ' my friend had insisted, but I knew he was wrong. Late that night I did hear sounds, though not of ringing bells. From outside came the sounds of hissing steam and squeaking metal. I looked through my window and saw a train standing perfectly still in from of my house.". Narrated by Liam Neeson ; music by Michael Moss. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. Accelerated Reader LG 3.8 0.5. Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.8 0.5 5240. Reading Counts RC K-2 4.9 2 Quiz: 09245 Guided reading level: N. Reading Counts! 4.9. 20230816. Caldecott Medal, 1986. Santa Claus (Fictitious character) Juvenile fiction. Christmas stories. Belief and doubt Juvenile fiction. Passenger trains Juvenile fiction. Children Juvenile fiction. Voyages and travels Juvenile fiction. Christmas Juvenile fiction. North Pole Juvenile fiction. Christmas - Picture Books.