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3) 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...
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...
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.
8) 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
"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.
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
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"--
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this graphic novel, experience the great railroad race between Central Pacific and Union Pacific. Wealth and glory await whichever builds the longest track! In 1863, America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous....
Author
Series
Postcards from Pullman volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Olivia Mott finds herself juggling two jobs: her assistant chef position at Hotel Florence and her undercover work for the Pullman Rail Car Company. Olivia thinks the suggestions she relays to Pullman's town manager are being used to improve conditions for workers and save the company money, but is something much more sinister happening behind the scenes? Several months have passed since Lady Charlotte fled to Chicago, leaving her infant son in Olivia's...
16) Train man
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy imagines what it would be like to drive a train and take his little brother along for the ride.
17) The union belle
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 11
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
As the nation recovers from the Civil War, Sky and Rebekah Winslow's wayward son Mark is slowly making his way north through Texas after his release from a Mexican prison. Headed for Omaha to work for the Union Pacific Railroad, he is forced to shoot a man, then thrown into jail to await his prison sentence. In a small Texas town where justice will not be served, Mark's only hope is the young woman whom he defended. Lola Montez had attempted to escape...
19) Freight train
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
The train rolls along slowly at first, slowly enough to count the cars, to name their colors, and identify their functions, until it starts to pick up speed
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