| Thomas & Friends: Thomas the Really Useful Engine | |
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| Published by | LeapFrog |
| Learning Content | Reading |
| Type | LeapPad |
Thomas & Friends: Thomas the Really Useful Engine (or simply Thomas the Really Useful Engine) is a LeapPad game including the interactive book and cartridge available in LeapStart. It is also available in the Plus Writing and Microphone. It teaches early reading (pre-reading) featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends on PBS Kids.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Bertie
- Harold
- Sir Topham Hatt [aka The Fat Controller]
- Douglas (cameo)
- Bulstrode (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
Plot[]
When a storm hits The Island of Sodor, some of the engines have to pick up supplies to fix the damaged buildings. But when the engines did not return, it was up to Thomas to find them so they could help clean up much of the mess. One by one, Thomas encounters the other engines and helps them out. Happy about saving the day, Thomas is proud that he is a Really Useful Engine.
Game[]
There are two top hat icons at the bottom of the page to play a game.
Music[]
See Thomas the Really Useful Engine/Music
Trivia[]
- Edward is described as a small engine, even though he is bigger than Thomas and Percy.
- The 9th underscore cue, “James’ Troublesome Trucks”, 10th underscore cue “Reunited Engines” and 11th underscore cue “Hooray for Thomas!” were also heard once again in the My First LeapPad book, Thomas and the School Trip.
- The 4th underscore cue “Gordon in Charge” has another variant that was heard later in the other LeapPad book, “Pre-K Math” (which was designed for Plus Writing model, with Leap, Lily and Tad), to make a clear conclusion to this score, while this book has a first variant and original version (some people say that this may be incomplete; they should’ve added the 2nd variant to the original or make it complete).
- The US narration of the book is narrated by Robin Smith, while Michael Angelis narrates the UK narration.
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