Bus Route to Boston

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Book Overview

The everyday sights, sounds and smells of a colorful and bustling city come alive in this book - a child's view of Boston. Maryann Cocca-Leffler remembers frequent bus trips she took into the city as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563977230
• ISBN13: 9781563977237
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

GREAT BOOK!!!!

This book is great. We live in Seattle and are going back to Boston for a visit. My 3 year old son wants to go on a bus like the 2 girls in the book. He is so excited to come back to Boston for his 10th time. We read the book every night before bed. Great photos.

back to childhood

I felt like I was reliving my childhood! I grew up in Boston and remember the excitement of having special days in town with my mother. We would end our wonderful day by stopping by Bailey's for a sundae. She would recall her special days with her mother and doing the same things that we did!

A wonderful, nostalgic trip

This story hit such a resonant chord. While my trips into Boston originated in Madlen, MA, and we traveled on the T, my childhood experiences in the Basement and all the fun of a day in Boston have been captured in this wonderful picture book. It has brought back such wonderful memeories that I feel like it was written just for me.

What a neat book--especially for bus lovers and Boston folks

My sons and I just love this book! It's about a bus trip to Boston in the recent past, complete with trips to Filene's Basement, Haymarket fruit stalls and Bailey's Ice Cream. The pictures are wonderful---the houses shown look just like so many working class Boston suburbs and have so much character. I'm sure anyone who has taken the bus into Boston (or any city really) will be able to remember through the book the thrill that it can be when you're a kid, and how enjoyable everyday little treats can be. Lots of fun to read and look at!

Bus full of Memories

When I saw this book it immediately caught my attention. Opening it brought back all the memories I had of as a little girl joining my mother and my Nana on our yearly trips to Boston. This is one book that is a must for my collection and my family's recollection. 8)