TALES OF DISCOVERY
By W. Awdry
2011
First Published
4.00
Average Rating
30
Number of Pages
A board book with padded cover starring Thomas the Tank Engine . Train-loving boys and girls ages 2-5 will thrill to the retellings of the stories Thomas and the Great Discovery, Hero for a Day, and Misty Island Rescue. The heavy board pages hold up to hours of repeated reading as Thomas and his engine friends chuff through exciting adventures on—and even off—the Island of Sodor.
Avg Rating
4.00
Number of Ratings
22
5 STARS
41%
4 STARS
27%
3 STARS
27%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
5%
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Author
W. Awdry
Author · 216 books
Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series. The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.
