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Good Morning, Tokyo! A Subway Runs on Seconds
Good Morning, Tokyo! A Subway Runs on Seconds is a narrated read-aloud picture book at guided-reading Level D for ages 5–7, 20 pages long and about 5 minutes to read aloud. Every word highlights as it's read, so a growing reader can follow along.
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Page 1Deep under the city of Tokyo, before the sky turns light, thousands of trains are already waking up. Today we follow one busy morning, minute by minute.
Page 24:30 a.m. In a quiet train yard, workers check wheels, brakes, and lights on every train. Nothing leaves until it is checked twice.
Page 35 a.m. The very first train rolls out of the tunnel. Its clock says exactly 5 — not one second early or late.
Words to practise
This book has a Spell-Along set — these words are built sound by sound after reading.
