Awdry Wilbert Vere, Random House :
Thomas and the Shooting Star
Illustrator: TommyStubbs
Random House Books For Young Readers , 2002
Hardcover, 32 pages
Size: 264x212 mm
ISBN: 9780375815232
ISBN-10: 0375815236
Wilbert Vere Awdry
In 1944, A Country Vicar, The Reverend W Awdry, Wrote The Stories He Had Been Telling His Two Young Sons About A Group Of Engines With Very Recognizable Personalities. In 1945, The First Book Featuring Thomas And The Other Really Useful Engines Was Published, And In The 60 Years Since, The Tales Of These Friendly Engines Have Become Beloved Classics Around The World. <P>"From The Trade Paperback Edition."
Random House
Dr. Jen Green Has Written Over 150 Books For Children On Natural History And Other Subjects. She Lives In Sussex, England. <Br>Luis V. Rey Is One Of The Most Highly Respected Paleoartists In The World Today. He Is The Illustrator Of Our 2007 Encyclopedia, "Dinosaurs, "And His Book "Extreme Dinosaurs "Received A 2001 Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award. He Lives In London, England.
Tommy Stubbs
In The Early 1940S, A Loving Father Crafted A Small, Blue, Wooden Engine For His Son, Christopher. The Stories That This Father, The Reverend W. Awdry, Made Up To Accompany This Wonderful Toy Were First Published In 1945. He Continued To Create New Adventures And Characters Until 1972 When He Retired From Writing. Reverend W Awdry Died In 1997 At Age 85.
