The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper, George Hauman, and Doris Hauman • Related Edition: Updated
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Holiday
- Picture Book
Year Published 1976
Word Count 1,167
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 520L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 5477, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Railroad trains
- Locomotives
- Determination (Personality trait)--Fiction
- Helpfulness--Fiction
- Railroad trains--Fiction
- Toys
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
- Toys--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2012
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