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Jim McMullan.
Challenged to a race from Sacramento to Chicago by a red sports car, a train engine is ready for action--just as soon as the freight is loaded. Kate McMullan's peppy staccato text is embellished with onomatopoeia ("chooka chooka chooka"). Jim McMullan makes terrific use of broad horizontal spreads to show the beauty and challenge of the journey.