Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

1960 children's fantasy novel by Michael Ende
VisualArtwork literary_work Q704677
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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Summary

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver authored Q76498[3].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[4].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's genre is children's fiction[6].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's genre is fantasy[7].
  • Jim Button is named after Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver[8].
  • Luke the Engine Driver is named after Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver[9].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver was followed by Jim Button and the Wild 13[10].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's Commons category is recorded as Jim Knopf (novels)[11].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's language of work or name is recorded as German[12].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's country of origin is recorded as Germany[13].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver was published on 1960[14].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's characters is recorded as Jim Button[15].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's characters is recorded as Luke the Engine Driver[16].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's characters is recorded as Princess Li Si[17].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121950503[18].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's narrative location is recorded as Morrowland[19].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's official website is recorded as http://www.michaelende.de/en/book/jim-button-and-luke-the-engine-driver[20].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Jim Button universe[21].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer'}[22].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Jim Knoflík, Lukáš a lokomotiva Ema'}[23].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Jim Gombík a rušňovodič Lukáš'}[24].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jim Bouton et Lucas le chauffeur de locomotive'}[25].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Le avventure di Jim Bottone'}[26].
  • Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver's title is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Cim Dügme ve lokomotifçi Lukas'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3e68328a-4f26-4d8f-9546-c7def579f5da[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver authored Q76498[3].

Publication

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver was published on 1960[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[12]. Genres include children's fiction[6] and fantasy[7].

Reception

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver was followed by Jim Button and the Wild 13[10].

Why It Matters

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver receive?

Honors received include Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Nclm · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Genre children's fiction, fantasy
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    Publication date +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z
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