{"product_id":"locomotive-9780500650974","title":"Locomotive","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1930s renowned Polish poet Julian Tuwim, was asked to write three poems for children. The publisher Przeworski connected the three poems into one book, Locomotive, and commissioned illustrations from celebrated Polish illustration duo Lewitt and Him. \u003cem\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/em\u003e was the beginning of a creative partnership that lasted many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the original three poems, Locomotive, The Turnip, and The Bird's Broadcast, children learn what's inside each train carriage as it chugs along, how many people, animals, and friends it takes to pull a turnip from the ground, and what happens when birds of all kinds gather for a meeting in the woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter its original publication in 1939 in Polish, \u003cem\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/em\u003e was swiftly translated into French and English the next year, appearing at a time when it would have been a surprise and a joy to encounter bright colors and modernist- inflected imagery. Both classic and modern, its imaginative storytelling and appeal has endured and will delight children today as much as it did eighty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500650974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 10.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julian Tuwim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916920098997,"sku":"9780500650974","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6093b65e-d614-453f-bd83-2f593951f5fa.jpg?v=1687273743","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/locomotive-9780500650974","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}