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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. There are knights, castles, and long-lost treasure on the Island of Sodor in this brand-new story featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.

Something strange is happening at the Blue Mountain Quarry, and Thomas the Tank Engine is digging for answers! Little boys ages 3-6 will thrill to this Step 2 reader adventure based on the newest Thomas & Friends direct-to-DVD movie, Blue Mountain Mystery.

In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small, blue, wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, THE REVEREND W. AWDRY, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945. He continued to create new adventures and characters until 1972 when he retired from writing. Reverend Awdry died in 1997 at age 85. 

For the children of Harwick, Easter and the big egg hunt can't come soon enough. But when Terence loses all the eggs in the countryside, it's up to Thomas to deliver the children to Easter. This latest installment in the popular Thomas in Town series will be the perfect fit for young engineers' Easter baskets.

The Island of Sodor is a very colorful place. Learn about colors with Thomas and his friends! Take a trip around the island and have a colorful day!

A soccer game on the Island of Sodor pits red engines against blue ones.

Thomas found a lost pirate ship! Is there treasure on board?

Percy the train engine is excited about the Valentine's Day party, but a blizzard makes it difficult to get there.

It is Halloween on the Island of Sodor. Thomas has to get to the costume parade.

Gigantic roving shadows and monster-size footprints test the engines' bravery.

Thomas the tank engine follows his mischievous friends, twin engines Bash and Dash, all around the Island of Sodor to keep them out of trouble. Thomas the tank engine follows his mischievous friends twin engines Bash and Dash around the island of Sodor to keep them out of trouble.

"A treasure is missing on the island of Sodor! Where could it be?"--Page [4] of cover. A treasure is missing on the island of Sodor. Where could it be?

As Thomas and his friends are getting ready for the Easter parade, Sir Topham Hatt asks Thomas to go to McColl's farm and bring back an Easter egg, but Thomas must hurry if he wants to get back in time to lead the parade.

When Thomas and Percy smell smoke, they know there's one engine who can help. Can Flynn race to the rescue in time?

Instead of joining in the harvest celebration, Thomas finds he must work extra hard to avert a crisis.

Six stories featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. Envious of the children who are fishing in the river near the railroad tracks, Thomas the tank engine finds a way to enjoy the same activity. When Thomas's friend and fellow engine, Duck, has a close shave while trying to stop runaway trucks. Gordon, a very large green engine, is annoyed when his view at the new train station is obstructed. Percy is teased by the other engines when he tells them that the night before, as he thought about the upcoming parade, he saw a giant dragon rumble by. A runaway elephant blocks a tunnel and causes trouble for Henry and his friends. James boasts about his bravery, but when a swarm of bees start buzzing around him he wishes that they would leave him alone.

When the jet engine that Thomas the Tank Engine is transporting to the airport accidentally gets switched on, Thomas suddenly becomes the fastest engine on the island.