Use this activity kit to extend your class reading of The Little Engine That Could, now freshly illustrated by Loren Long.
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The Little Engine That Could

by Watty Piper / Art by Loren Long

The Little Engine That Could
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INTRODUCTION

The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a determined railroad engine that, despite its small size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain.

Use these activities to help your class get on board the locomotion commotion!

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