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1) Trains
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text provide young readers with information about trains, how they look, the jobs they do, and how they operate.
2) Train
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A picture-packed guide to the fascinating story of trains and how they have transformed our world. Discover how the vision of George Stephenson, the "father of the railroad," materialized into an age of steam around the world. Study the cut-out of a locomotive to understand how the movement of the piston turns the wheels. Learn how the American railroad contributed to the development and progress in the US and facilitated the spread of population...
11) Freight yards
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Describes how freight yards build freight trains, by sorting the cars onto sidings and coupling them together into new trains.
13) Terrific trains
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text introduces a variety of trains as they leave a station, rush along the tracks, and arrive at the platform where travelers are waiting.
18) On the train
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
What can we find on the train today? From the engineer in his cab and maintenance workers on the track to stop-and-go signals and all kinds of trains, each page will take you behind the scenes of a busy train ride.
Author
Series
Do you know? volume 8
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"How do trains work? What types of trains are there? Where do they take you? The Do You Know? TM series provides in-depth looks at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book features 96 pages of engaging and educational answers to many popular questions Hundreds of labeled full-color illustrations An index to key terms Fans of this book will also enjoy other in the same series,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In mid-1860s, two railroad companies had a huge job in front of them: building the transcontinental railroad. The railroad would run from east to west across the United States. As the grueling work began, there were many choices to make. Now the choices are yours. Would you rather blast rock to lay track in the Sierra Nevada mountain range or build bridges across raging rivers in the Great Plains? Would you rather sleep in a cold mountain tunnel...
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