{"product_id":"locomotive","title":"Locomotive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late 1930s renowned\u003cstrong\u003e Polish poet Julian Tuwim\u003c\/strong\u003e, was asked to write three poems for children. The publisher Przeworski connected the three poems into one book, \u003cem\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/em\u003e, and commissioned illustrations from celebrated \u003cstrong\u003ePolish illustration duo Lewitt and Him\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas the beginning of a creative partnership that lasted many years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing the original three poems, Locomotive, The Turnip, and The Bird’s Broadcast, children learn what’s inside each train carriage as it chugs along, how many people, animals, and friends it takes to pull a turnip from the ground, and what happens when birds of all kinds gather for a meeting in the woods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter its original publication in 1939 in Polish, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas swiftly translated into French and English the next year, appearing at a time when it would have been a surprise and a joy to encounter bright colors and modernist- inflected imagery. Both classic and modern, its imaginative storytelling and appeal has endured and will delight children today as much as it did eighty years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Terrific read-aloud rhythm [and] humorous original artwork.\"\u003cbr\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All three stories and the illustrations are remarkably creative and fun. The impressive translation maintains a seamless poetic rhythm and rhyme and is still relevant 80 years later. Don’t be fooled by the old-fashioned vibe, this book smartly holds its own alongside contemporary children’s literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAll text is in English, translated from Polish original.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polish Pottery Place","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67897184387174,"sku":"BOOK-02","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/1864\/9190\/files\/locomotive.jpg?v=1793630470","url":"https:\/\/polishpotteryplace.shop\/products\/locomotive","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}