The Polar Express / written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg.
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
Record details
- ISBN: 0395389496
- ISBN: 9780395389492
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm + 1 audio disc (16:40 min. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Edition: Twentieth-fifth anniversary ed.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2010], 2000.
- Copyright: ©1985
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Book originally published in 1985.Includes a keepsake ornament.Accompanying CD produced by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., ℗2000.Includes a note from the author on the back dust jacket flap.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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."
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Music by Michael Moss.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by Liam Neeson.
- Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
- CD recorded at Soundscape, Boston, MA.
- Awards Note:
- Caldecott Medal Winner, 1986.
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Available copies
- 16 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Stanly County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Main Library | J AB Van Allsburg (Text) | 31010000322778 | Juvenile Audiobook | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | CD (Text) | 30664100292736 | Juvenile Audiobook | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | E BK/C VAN ALLSBURG (Text) | 31781062953391 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | E BK/C VAN ALLSBURG (Text) | 31781061135008 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | E BK/C VAN ALLSBURG (Text) | 31781037781562 | Easy Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2026 |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | J BKCD E VAN (Text) | 34621704405474 | Juvenile Audiobook | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | J CD E VAN (Text) | 34621704602385 | Juvenile Audiobook | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | JCDBOOK VAN ALLSBURG (Text) | 39493107675391 | Juvenile Audiobook | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | E VAN (Text) | 36015002729941 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | JCDBOOK VAN ALLSBURG (Text) | 39493107757306 | Juvenile Audiobook | Available | - |
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