Interest Level:
K-2
Lexile Framework:
520L
Grade Level Equivalent:
4.9
Guided Reading Level:
N
Age:
5-7
Genre:
Adventure, Classics, Fables, Folk Tales and Myths
Subject:
Life Experiences, Christmas, Winter Themes, Cleverness, Creativity and Imagination
Late one Christmas Eve, a boy boards a mysterious train: The Polar Express bound for the North Pole. Once there, Santa offers the boy any gift he desires. The boy asks for one bell from the harness of a reindeer. The bell is lost. On Christmas morning, the boy finds the bell under the tree. The boy's mother admires the bell, but laments that it is broken — for you see, only believers can hear the sound of the bell.
