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1) Trains
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
"Kids love trains! Especially the old-timey steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? In this Level 1 reader, young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains!"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail excursions. Packed with practical information, step-by-step directions, advice on where to go and what to see and do, and complemented by the inclusion...
13) Locomotive
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"This annotated bibliography lists and discusses works from the 1840s to the 21st century. It provides entries on 956 fiction works. An introduction discusses the history of railroad fiction and common themes such as strikes, innovations, hoboes and rail heroes. An appendix organizes entries by decade of publication, and the work is indexed by subject and title"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A revelatory, entertaining account of the world's most indispensable mode of transportation Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship...
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