The polar express biography
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On one inconspicuous Christmas Eve, a young boy is awakened from his deep sleep by the sound of a train. The boy is perplexed as few trains ever pass by his home (and even fewer end up right outside his door). Still very confused, the boy looks outside of his window and sees a train and its conductor, who looks up at the boy. To try and learn more about what he is seeing, the boy rushes downstairs and begins to speak with the train's conductor, who tells him that the train is heading to the North Pole. The boy is intrigued and decides to board the train. While on the train, he sees quite a few other children, each of whom is in their pajamas and being served hot chocolate by the train's staff.
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The Polar Express
1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg
This article is about the book. For the film adaptation, see The Polar Express (film). For other uses, see The Polar Express (disambiguation).
The Polar Express is a 1985 fantasychildren'spicture book written and illustrated by American author Chris Van Allsburg. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children.[a] It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline. For the work, Van Allsburg won the annual Caldecott Medal for illustration of an American children's picture book in 1986, his second after Jumanji.[1][2]
The book is set partially in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the author's home town, and was inspired in part by Van Allsburg's memories of visiting the Herpolsheimer's and Wurzburg's department stores as a child.[3] It was adapted as a motion-capture film in 2004 starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Z
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The Polar Express (film)
2004 bio by Robert Zemeckis
The Polar-Express is a 2004 American animated Christmasfantasyadventure film[1][2] directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Broyles Jr., based on the 1985 children's book of the same name bygd Chris Van Allsburg. It stars Tom Hanks (in multiple roles), Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, and Eddie Deezen. The film depicts human characters using live action and motion capture computer animation, with production sequences for the latter taking place from June 2003 to May 2004. Set on Christmas Eve, it tells the story of a young boy who sees a mysterious train bound for the North Pole stop outside his öppning and fryst vatten invited aboard by its conductor. He joins other children as they embark on a journey to visit Santa Claus, who is preparing for Christmas.
The Polar Express premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival on October 13, 2004, and was theatrically released