Molly The Trolley And Bud

by Ryke Leigh Douglas

 

Book Details

WILL BUD BE ABLE TO SAVE MOLLY?

This story takes place in an era of our history when trolleys were an important part of everyday life and valued for their usefulness. Electric trolleys were only around for a short time but as an introduction to mass transportation, their impact on our society was significant. This story blends entertaining text with educational content to describe how the fate of one trolley car is changed because of a promise. The bond of love and friendship between the trolley and a boy named Bud ultimately prevents the destruction of the trolley, once she is no longer considered useful. Molly The Trolley And Bud would make a good compliment to a unit on transportation at the second and third grade levels.

 

Book Excerpt

Squeak, squeak, scrape, scrape, clickety-click, clickety-clack. Molly, the bright, shiny red and yellow trolley, rolled out of the trolley-car barn just outside of the small town of Reading, Pennsylvania. Her heart thumped loudly with happiness. Her eyes twinkled with joy! Molly felt as proud as a six-year-old who had just lost her first tooth. Molly loved her job!

 

About the Author

Ryke Leigh Douglas

Ryke Leigh Douglas is a retired elementary teacher. She has had a love for reading since childhood and received her MA as a reading specialist from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Her years of work in the classroom and her own enjoyment of reading have inspired her to write for children. It is her earnest hope that what she writes will not only help children to discover the joy of reading, but will provide parents and teachers with stories that are not just entertaining but will lend themselves to nurturing positive attitudes, good character traits, and encourage thinking "outside the box." Molly the Trolley and Bud is the third in a series of recent pursuits, For tips and actiities to help your young reader at home, go to: READ WITH RYKE LEIGH.COM

Also by Ryke Leigh Douglas

Tock A Tick
Sam's Surprise
The Big Wheel