My Subway Ride

waiting For The Train

music In The Station

bucket Drums

steel Guitars

the Beat And The Wait And The Rumble-growl

a Light In The Dark

a Floating Star

squeak And Squeal And Screech To The Stop

my Subway Ride Whisks You Through The Vivid Sounds, Sights, And Rhythms Of The Heart Of New York City's Subway And All The Great Stops Along The Way. From The Pitch, Smack, Home Run! Of Yankee Stadium, To The Rattle Of The Cyclone And The Sticky Cotton Candy On Coney Island, To The Pulse Of The Crowd In Times Square, This Book Immerses You In The Movement Of The City. The Pulse And Beat Of The Subway Train Runs Throughout The Text, And The Colorful And Bold Illustrations Give The Graphic Sense Of The Subway, From Fading Train Lights, To Mosaic Tile Walls, To Colorful Graffiti, To A Sea Of Faces. Join The Subway Station Musicians Who Sing Of The Train's Sound And Rhythm As A Pulse, The Pulse/a Heartbeat/ A Jazz Riff/ A Constant Sea/ A Mama's Belly/ Whisking Us Home.

paul Dubois Jacobs And Jennifer Swender Are A Husband-and-wife Team Living In Brooklyn, New York. Paul Has Coauthored Three Books With Musician Pete Seeger: Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book, Abiyoyo Returns, And Some Friends To Feed: The Story Of Stone Soup. Jennifer Is An Early Childhood Educator And Curriculum Developer. Paul And Jennifer's Favorite Subway Line Is The Q Train.

selina Alko Lives In Brooklyn, New York, With Her Husband Who Is Also An Illustrator. Selina Studied Illustration In New York City At The School Of Visual Arts. She Has Illustrated Many Educational Books For Children, Including Show And Tell Rose (from Mcgraw Hill) And Jump Rope (from Bebop Books). Selina Loves Her Daily Commute On The Subway. Her Favorite Line Is Also The Q Train.

publishers Weekly

the City Is The Body,/ The Subway Is The Blood,/ Running Through/ Tunnel Veins Acts As A Kind Of Refrain In This Free-form Verse That Seems To Rock And Roll Like A Subway On The Tracks. Dubois (abiyoyo Returns, Co-written With Pete Seeger) And Swender, His Wife, Conduct A Whirlwind Underground Tour Of The Big Apple, Tipping Their Hats To Tourist Attractions Along The Way: Yankee Stadium On The 4 Train (boys Of Summer,/ House That Ruth Built), Coney Island On The Q, And Times Square-where Transfer Is Available Nearly Anywhere. Alko (show And Tell Rose) Riffs On Their Words With An Upbeat Expressionism Reminiscent Of Urban Murals And Gives A Nod To The Stations' Mosaics. Together, Text And Artwork Capture A Delicious Sensory Overload-the Train Makes A Music All Its Own (squeak And Squeal And Screech) While Passengers And Stops Become A Blur Of Coming And Going, Going And Coming. Alko Imagines The Subway Sailing Up The Spine Of A Dinosaur Skeleton At The Museum Of Natural History And Zooming Down Coney Island's Legendary Cyclone Roller-coaster. The Unseen Narrator States The Trip Is Not Always Smooth (red Signals Up Ahead) And The Accommodations Aren't Luxurious (excuse Me! Pipes One Of The Sea Of Faces Crammed Into A Car). Readers May Well Feel As If They've Been On A Magical Mystery Tour That Hits Exotic Places And That Winds Up In The Best Place Of All: My Stop,/ My Home. Ages 4-8. (sept.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.