Where do the trains go?There and back.Let's sing a train songAll down the track.Toddlers and babies love trains and the noises they make. Listen Up! Train Song uses repeatingverse and bright photographs to match this enthusiasm with a unique take on theconceptual sound book that is perfect for reading aloud. Each spread usesonomatopoeia to highlight the ting-a ling! of subway door chimes, the chuff-a-gruff-a!of a diesel engine, and more. And after the children have sung alongthrough the colorful pages, a final note to caregivers offers enriching, age-appropriate activities to keep building their child's foundational learningskills.Playing with sounds and rhythms is a first step to languagedevelopment. With repetitive, easy-to-remember verse from the award-winningauthor of Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That and Shape Up, ConstructionTrucks!, Victoria Allenby's Listen Up! Train Song invites its youngaudience to recognize the songs of the railway and to proudly sing their own. "Train lovers will delight in thisbook featuring photos of trains....[A] perfect match for story hours about thingsthat go. The back matter provides three developmentally appropriate activitiesand prompts to increase and extend engagement with children, making this afirst purchase for the shelves." --School Library Journal★ Starred Review