This whimsical and engaging STEAM picture book, based on real events will take readers on an enchanting journey to explore trains, the environment, city life, ocean life, and artificial reefs. With beautiful illustrations and a story about friendship and finding purpose, C Train will capture readers' hearts and imaginations. What's included in the book:

  • Science and transportation
  • A heartwarming story about friendship and finding purpose
  • A real-life repurposing story based on a true event
  • Beautiful illustrations of the city and ocean life
  • An exploration of artificial reefs
  • A STEAM job (ocean engineer)

C Train is an adventure about a New York City subway train that finds a new home thanks to an old friend. The story follows Maya, a Latinx girl with a star barrette, and her magical stories about marine life. As Maya pursues her dream career in ocean engineering, C Train winds up stuck in the railyard. The two embark on a journey to find C Train a new home, far from the subway rails!

Targeted for children ages 4-8, this debut book for The Circle Tales series introduces the concept of what happens to something at the end of its useful life and how it can be repurposed.

Kids ages 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

In stock

SKU 2-1560

Description / C Train: A New Beginning Book

This whimsical and engaging STEAM picture book, based on real events will take readers on an enchanting journey to explore trains, the environment, city life, ocean life, and artificial reefs. With beautiful illustrations and a story about friendship and finding purpose, C Train will capture readers' hearts and imaginations. What's included in the book:

  • Science and transportation
  • A heartwarming story about friendship and finding purpose
  • A real-life repurposing story based on a true event
  • Beautiful illustrations of the city and ocean life
  • An exploration of artificial reefs
  • A STEAM job (ocean engineer)

C Train is an adventure about a New York City subway train that finds a new home thanks to an old friend. The story follows Maya, a Latinx girl with a star barrette, and her magical stories about marine life. As Maya pursues her dream career in ocean engineering, C Train winds up stuck in the railyard. The two embark on a journey to find C Train a new home, far from the subway rails!

Targeted for children ages 4-8, this debut book for The Circle Tales series introduces the concept of what happens to something at the end of its useful life and how it can be repurposed.

Kids ages 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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