Suggested Reading
Title: Casey Jones by Stephen Krensky, 2007
Description: Presents the life of the railroad engineer who was famous for always bringing his train in on time and whose brave actions during his last ride on the Cannonball Express saved the lives of all of the passengers and inspired the well-known ballad.
Ages: 0-8
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Description: Presents the life of the railroad engineer who was famous for always bringing his train in on time and whose brave actions during his last ride on the Cannonball Express saved the lives of all of the passengers and inspired the well-known ballad.
Ages: 0-8
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Title: Casey Jones by Allan Drummond, 2001
Description: Illustrations and rhythmic text tell how the famous engineer, Casey Jones, risks his own life to save others.
Ages: 0-8
Review: Ages 5-8. This retelling of the story of railroad engineer “Casey” Jones focuses more on the development of railroads than on Jones himself. Soft watercolor illustrations capture the feeling of movement and adventure that railroad travel inspired in the 1800s. The scenes of the nighttime journey and the fiery wreck of the train are both beautiful and disturbing. The rhyming text moves between the story of the railroad and the story of Casey and his fateful trip. Its length may bore younger listeners; older ones, however, will want to stick around for the dramatic ride and will be interested in the author’s note about origins of the story and how it achieved the status of a legend. (Reviewed February 1, 2001) -- Marta Segal, BookList
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Description: Illustrations and rhythmic text tell how the famous engineer, Casey Jones, risks his own life to save others.
Ages: 0-8
Review: Ages 5-8. This retelling of the story of railroad engineer “Casey” Jones focuses more on the development of railroads than on Jones himself. Soft watercolor illustrations capture the feeling of movement and adventure that railroad travel inspired in the 1800s. The scenes of the nighttime journey and the fiery wreck of the train are both beautiful and disturbing. The rhyming text moves between the story of the railroad and the story of Casey and his fateful trip. Its length may bore younger listeners; older ones, however, will want to stick around for the dramatic ride and will be interested in the author’s note about origins of the story and how it achieved the status of a legend. (Reviewed February 1, 2001) -- Marta Segal, BookList
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Title: Casey Jones, by Andrea Smith, 2011
Description: Tells the story of the railroad engineer who died while successfully working to save the lives of the rest of the people on his passenger train when it collided with a stopped freight train.
Ages: 9-12
Review: (The following is a combined review for CaseyJones; Daniel Boone; Davy Crockett; Jim Bowie; Johnny Appleseed; Paul Bunyan; and ) Gr 2 – 5 — There are not many good biographies about American legends available, and readers will find this graphic-novel series unique and interesting. The information about these six trailblazing men who influenced American history in some way is clearly presented in large, brightly colored panels and through dialogue between the characters and corresponding captions. The books all contain character guides and helpful back matter. Ideal for reluctant readers and fans of legends, lore, and history. --Rita Meade (Reviewed November 1, 2011) (School Library Journal, vol 57, issue 11, p73)
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Description: Tells the story of the railroad engineer who died while successfully working to save the lives of the rest of the people on his passenger train when it collided with a stopped freight train.
Ages: 9-12
Review: (The following is a combined review for CaseyJones; Daniel Boone; Davy Crockett; Jim Bowie; Johnny Appleseed; Paul Bunyan; and ) Gr 2 – 5 — There are not many good biographies about American legends available, and readers will find this graphic-novel series unique and interesting. The information about these six trailblazing men who influenced American history in some way is clearly presented in large, brightly colored panels and through dialogue between the characters and corresponding captions. The books all contain character guides and helpful back matter. Ideal for reluctant readers and fans of legends, lore, and history. --Rita Meade (Reviewed November 1, 2011) (School Library Journal, vol 57, issue 11, p73)
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Title: I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Loren Long, 2003
Description: The son of a sharecropper dreams of leaving Mississippi on a train with the legendary engineer Casey Jones.
Ages: Pre-K to 2nd grade
Review: Gr 3-5 –This powerfully illustrated picture book looks at legendary engineer CaseyJones through the eyes of a fictional black child who toils in a cotton field near the railroad tracks. In low, reverential tones, the text speaks both of the folk hero's mystique and the narrator's eagerness to experience Casey's big world. The man's status as a pioneering symbol of harmonious race relations appears within the story and in an eloquent epilogue suitable for older readers. Johnson's treatment of Casey's tragic, heroic death is particularly respectful and moving. Long's moody acrylic paintings, mainly in subdued tones, are a sterling accompaniment to the book's provocative prose.–Catherine Threadgill, Charleston County Public Library, SC --Catherine Threadgill (Reviewed October 1, 2003) (School Library Journal, vol 49, issue 10, p126)
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Description: The son of a sharecropper dreams of leaving Mississippi on a train with the legendary engineer Casey Jones.
Ages: Pre-K to 2nd grade
Review: Gr 3-5 –This powerfully illustrated picture book looks at legendary engineer CaseyJones through the eyes of a fictional black child who toils in a cotton field near the railroad tracks. In low, reverential tones, the text speaks both of the folk hero's mystique and the narrator's eagerness to experience Casey's big world. The man's status as a pioneering symbol of harmonious race relations appears within the story and in an eloquent epilogue suitable for older readers. Johnson's treatment of Casey's tragic, heroic death is particularly respectful and moving. Long's moody acrylic paintings, mainly in subdued tones, are a sterling accompaniment to the book's provocative prose.–Catherine Threadgill, Charleston County Public Library, SC --Catherine Threadgill (Reviewed October 1, 2003) (School Library Journal, vol 49, issue 10, p126)
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