Subway Ride by Heather Lynne Miller, illustrated by Sue Rama Grades PreK-2 32 pages Charlesbridge July 2009 Hardcover     Five children - boys and girls of different ethnicities - pay their subway fares and go on a thrilling ride on the train together. The subway systems of Atlanta, Cairo, Chicago, London, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Stockholm, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C., are depicted here in gorgeous color and vivid detail. These well-chosen subway systems - four from the US, one from Mexico, two from Asia, two from Europe and one from Africa - provide great exposure to the trains of the world to readers. The story by Heather Lynne Miller is set to simple, rhyming verse and depicts the thrill of a subway ride. The artwork by Sue Ramá is vibrant, sophisticated and imaginative, and is more engaging than the text. An appendix to the story provides some history to the subway systems depicted in the book. This book is perfect for classrooms and school libraries, as well as for children who love trains.     web reviews   Usha Reynolds/2010 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)