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Brian Floca

Author of Locomotive

11+ Works 3,205 Members 246 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Brian Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Brown University and received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive, winner of the 2014 Caldecott Medal. He has also written and illustrated Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo show more 11, Lightship, The Racecar Alphabet, and Five Trucks. He is the illustrator of the Poppy Stories series, by Avi; Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan; Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels; and Lynne Cox's forthcoming Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas. His books have received four Robert F. Sibert Honor awards, an Orbis Pictus Award, an Orbis Pictus Honor, a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators, and have twice been selected for The New York Times' annual 10 Best Illustrated Books list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Image credit: Credit: Larry D. Moore, 2007 Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas

Works by Brian Floca

Locomotive (2013) 1,382 copies, 145 reviews
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (2009) 1,027 copies, 49 reviews
Lightship (2007) 266 copies, 26 reviews
Five Trucks (1999) 181 copies, 4 reviews
The Racecar Alphabet (2003) 146 copies, 10 reviews
Keeping the City Going (2021) 123 copies, 8 reviews
Dinosaurs at the Ends of the Earth (2000) 42 copies, 1 review
Ethan Out and About (2002) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review
The Frightful Story Of Harry Walfi (1997) 17 copies, 2 reviews
Ethan's Bike 1 copy

Associated Works

Poppy (1995) — Illustrator — 2,776 copies, 51 reviews
Ragweed (1997) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,320 copies, 11 reviews
Poppy and Rye (1998) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,153 copies, 4 reviews
Ereth's Birthday (2000) — Illustrator, some editions — 851 copies, 9 reviews
The True Gift (2009) — Illustrator — 451 copies, 10 reviews
Poppy's Return (2005) — Illustrator, some editions — 446 copies, 3 reviews
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring (2010) — Illustrator — 318 copies, 43 reviews
Let's Fly a Kite (2000) — Illustrator — 269 copies, 2 reviews
A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader (2018) — Illustrator — 249 copies, 3 reviews
Princess Cora and the Crocodile (2017) — Illustrator — 195 copies, 15 reviews
Guys Read: True Stories (2014) — Illustrator — 190 copies, 2 reviews
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas (2014) — Illustrator — 190 copies, 14 reviews
The Hinky-Pink: An Old Tale (2008) — Illustrator — 124 copies, 9 reviews
From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (2005) — Illustrator — 115 copies, 3 reviews
Billy and the Rebel: Based on a True Civil War Story (2005) — Illustrator, some editions — 73 copies
Uncles and Antlers (2004) — Illustrator — 59 copies, 4 reviews
Hawk Rising (2018) — Illustrator — 59 copies, 3 reviews
Max & Mo's Halloween Surprise (2008) — Illustrator — 49 copies

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This stellar book is a tribute to all the workers who kept New York City alive during the time of the Covid Pandemic.

While those who lived in the city were quaranteed inside, and this book highlights some of those who kept the city going such as, the garbage collectors, the nurses, doctors and staff of the hospitals, those who delivered food to the stores, the technicians that kept the cell phone system working, the cleaners who kept the city free of a lot of debre, the bus, taxi and train workers who transported those who had necessary jobs and could not stay at home, the electricians, telephone maintenance, water supply personnel and many unsung heros who deserve a lot of credit!… (more)
 
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Whisper1 | 7 other reviews | Sep 7, 2024 |
Travel west on the Transcontinental Railroad c. 1869 and learn all about trains and railroads and what traveling on them was really like. The comprehensive perspective and detail of this picture book are impressive, with beautiful illustrations that keep you engaged. Fair warning, this is quite a long book to read! By the end, you might be feeling like you’ve traversed the whole country by train car. Nevertheless, this feels like THE definitive picture book on trains.
 
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KristenRoper | 144 other reviews | Aug 7, 2024 |
Randolph Caldecott Medal
 
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benrowe05 | 144 other reviews | Apr 29, 2024 |
Independent Reading Level: Grades 3-5
Awards: ALA Notable, IRA Children's Choice, ALA Top Ten Sci-Tech Books for youth, Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
 
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shelbycook101 | 48 other reviews | Apr 29, 2024 |

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Works
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Rating
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ISBNs
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