Track Stars highlights three special trains from the island of Sodor. These stories could be difficult for early readers to understand if reading alone. The stories could provide a fun opportunity for parents and children to sit together and read.
Even though each story highlights the adventures of a particular train, the book can provide information about life lessons. Emphasizing information to help young readers understand the obstacles faced by the trains and how they continue to work hard to reach their goals can be a powerful teaching tool for parents.
Thomas Gets It Right
After a storm hits Sodor the engines are expected to do more work than ever before. Although he has a special delivery to complete, Thomas is anxious to get started and do more work than the other engines. However, his first assignment is a special delivery that forces him to travel slowly. At the end of the day Thomas is disappointed to have completed only that one delivery.