Trains of Discovery

Author: Alfred Runte
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1570984387
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
A thoroughly revised and expanded successor to Alfred Runte’s Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks, the new edition now includes protected landscapes and historical sites east of the Mississippi made possible or influenced by railroads: the Hudson River Valley; Delaware Water Gap; Harpers Ferry; Indiana Dunes; Gettysburg; Steamtown; and Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains, and Acadia National Parks. Illustrated with paintings, posters, photographs, and artifacts from major libraries and public archives, as well as America’s railroads and the author’s private collection, this book is a sight to behold as well as a wonderful, nostalgic armchair read.

Smithsonian Kids Trains

Author: Rose Nestling
Publisher: Smithsonian Kids First Discove
ISBN: 9781680524963
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Does your little one love trains? Then come touch, read, and discover all about trains and their history with your toddler and Smithsonian Kids Embossed textures and bright, detailed photographs from Smithsonian are sure to engage, entertain, and educate your curious Preschooler or Kindergartner. Special embossed textures help engage in both verbal and tactile learning skills. Learn about the different types of city trains, freight trains and take a look inside the passenger train cars. Everyone will enjoy learning the history about trains and railways in Trains Then and Now. Embossed pictures allow your toddler to touch and feel as they learn Fun facts and pictures from Smithsonian Kids are sure to educate and entertain even the littlest train enthusiast Trains have been around for hundreds of years so there are lots to discover. Learn surprising facts about trains new and old First Discovery books engage your toddlers verbal and tactile learning skills with fun facts for you to read paired with textured embossing over the images Check out other fascinating subjects to explore in our Smithsonian Kids First Discovery Books series from Cottage Door Press

All Aboard!

Author: Cindy Chang
Publisher: Playskool Books
ISBN: 9780525457626
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Unfolds into a 5-foot train with flaps to peek into each car.

The Big Book of Trains

Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465462147
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
From the first locomotive built in 1804 to the high-speed bullet train, The Big Book of Trains is the perfect ebook for kids who love trains. Includes amazing facts and photographs of trains around the world, The Big Book of Trains covers the history of trains and train travel. Different types of trains are featured on their own spreads, and each page features multiple images to give a close-up view as well as informative text about each train. See the differences among monorails, passenger trains, and TGVs. Learn about pistons, fireboxes, boilers, and coupling rods, and find out exactly what they do to help the train travel down on the tracks. See key features of each train model and discover the difference between steam trains and diesels. Find out how trains are designed for certain jobs and tasks, including mountain trains, snow trains, and freight trains. Look at the biggest and fastest trains in the world. With incredible pictures and informative text, The Big Book of Trains is the essential ebook for young readers who want to know everything about trains.

Trains Coming Through!

Author: Stephanie Morgan
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1646119762
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

Book Description
All aboard this fun and colorful train book for kids ages 0 to 3 Take your train-loving toddler on a ride through the world of locomotives. From subways to steam engines to a cargo-carrying diesel train, this train book covers all the coolest trains from early days to modern times and shows you what makes them special. Go beyond other train books for toddlers with: A rhyming refrain—Memorable verses will introduce kids to a variety of trains, including helper, long-distance, switcher, high and low, and electric trains like subways. Fun train trivia—Read about what different trains look like, where they travel, how they work, and even learn about old-fashioned trains. Eye-catching images—Find images of every train and its moving parts, rendered accurately and in detail. You and your little one will discover hours of educational fun with this big book of trains.

Epicyclic Drive Trains

Author: Herbert W. Müller
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814316634
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description
This is a comprehensive text and reference book for students and teachers of mechanical engineering, for design and research engineers, and for manufacturers and users of gear trains for the transmission of power in industry and transportation.

Changing Trains

Author: Mark Johnson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781983982002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
A chance encounter boarding a Eurostar train propels news editor Sam back to 1985, and a journey he took across Europe by train. Young and inexperienced he discovers a world away from his smalltown upbringing and starts to wonder about his place in life and well as his own sexual identity. This gentle coming-of-age story, set in some of Europe's greatest cities, will take you on a nostalgia trip across an emerging European Union.

My Big Train Book

Author: Roger Priddy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783412037
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From high-speed trains to steam trains, My Big Train Book is perfect for any toddler with a passion for trains. Packed with photographs of all kinds of trains from all over the world.

All Aboard the Discovery Express

Author: Emily Hawkins
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN: 9781847809896
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Welcome on board the Discovery Express! The year is 1937 and a conundrum is afoot: a professor on the verge of a brilliant discovery has disappeared. Can you help to solve the clues on this time-travelling adventure and track down the missing scientist? On your voyage, you'll travel the world, see some of the most important moments in the history of transport, meet the most brilliant engineers of all time, and ultimately unveil the design of the world's first jet engine! With clues to solve on every page, this interactive lift-flap adventure is sure to spark the imaginations of aspiring scientists and engineers everywhere, as you travel back in time to discover the history of transport.

The Orphan Trains

Author: Annette R. Fry
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780027357219
Category : Orphan trains
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An examination of the placing out of orphaned, poor, and abandoned children from eastern cities such as New York and Boston to homes in the West, begin by the children's Aid Society.