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1) Trains
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Simple text and supportive full-color photographs introduce young readers to trains. Intended for kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Ladies of the Lake volume 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1869, Gloriana Womack's family is much smaller since scarlet fever killed her mother and two of her siblings. She lives in a modest cottage in Duluth, Minnesota, with her father and young brother, and she has dedicated her life to holding her tiny, fractured family together - especially as her father is frequently gone on long fishing trips. Their livelihood may come from the waters of Lake Superior, but storms on the lake can be dangerous, even...
7) Locomotion
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Traces the impact of rail travel on society with an epic ride aboard the iron horse with changeovers to the Twentieth Century Limited and Japan's bullet train. En route, archival footage of trains and spectacular scenery from around the world capture the romance and enterprise of the railroad.
8) Train
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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) I'm fast!
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Two trains race each other on the way to Chicago.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Big Books of Trains is a colorful compendium of amazing trains and locomotives that will entertain and inform children for hours. Learn all about powerful steam engines, hanging monorails, and superfast bullet trains. Featuring stunning illustrations of locomotives and fun facts, The Big Books of Trains is the ultimate first trains book,"--page [4] of cover.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Honk your horns; Toot! Toot! It's the traintastic world of Chuggington where eager engines Wilson, Koko, and Brewster are learning to become working trains. For the three young chuggers there's always adventure, fun, and excitement on the rails as they get into a bit of a pickle in a deserted town and the safari park, help each other out of trouble, and discover the repair shed is not such a scary place after all.
15) Locomotive
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
Author
Language
English
Description
Drawing on never-before-seen documents and told from a unique insider's viewpoint, the CNN anchor tells the story of his legendary family and their remarkable influence.
When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father's small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When their father is taken away suddenly, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis are forced to leave London for a simple life in the country. They make new friends and discover the thrill of the railway, eventually unravelling the mystery of his disappearance." --Page 4 of cover.
Publisher
Choo Choo Bob's Train Store, Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The Choo Choo Bob Show is fun, educational and entertaining. Drawing inspiration from historic television shows that helped shape children's television, The Choo Choo Bob Show will delight children of all ages. Join Choo Choo Bob and his friends as they visit museums, ride trains, sing railroad songs and have fun!
Author
Series
Postcards from Pullman volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When Pullman Car Works employees walk out in protest of their wages and high rent, Olivia Mott is torn between her loyalty to the company and her love for Fred DeVault. Amidst the turmoil in Pullman, Fred is asked to act as a local delegate to the national convention of the American Railway Union, but when the delegates vote in favor of a nationwide boycott of the famous Pullman sleeping cars, Olivia wonders if Fred will ever be able to return to...
Author
Series
Love on the Santa Fe volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When an accident leaves Cassandra Barton incapacitated, she spends her time compiling a book of stories about the men working on the Santa Fe Railroad. But worry grows as revolutionaries set out to destroy the railroad. As the danger intensifies, Cassie and her longtime friend Brandon must rely on their faith to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way"--
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