I haven't watched it yet this year, but I will one day soon since I have it on DVD. I did spend a good part of this past Wednesday afternoon discussing The Polar Express prototype locomotive (Pere Marquette 1225); the Van Allsburg book; and Lionel's Polar Express train products with first- and second-grade classes at a local elementary school. Took a Polar Express set with me and set it up on a figure-8 shaped track plan. I let each of the students have a turn at running it. At the end of the presentation, I gave each student a silver bell on a long red ribbon so they could hang them around their necks. Kids love trains. . . that has not changed much over the years.
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