Part of a series of illustrated stories on socialthemes, The Ice Train encourages childrento manage their environment and to get toknow it better. It's an easy tale to understandfor a child that is just starting to read. Wefollow Little Joe in an adventure in whichhe manages and tames his dreams, hisgoals and his troubles. The story stimulatesrefl ection, questions, and opens up adiscussion on issues important to us all.