All Aboard Trains

Author: Deborah Harding
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 9780448191119
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Freight trains, passenger trains, and super-speed trains—they're all here in this colorful collection, filled with easy-to-read facts and realistic pictures, just right for young train lovers.

The LEGO Trains Book

Author: Holger Matthes
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593278195
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
Learn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs. Inside you'll find: -A historical tour of LEGO trains -Step-by-step building instructions for models of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), the Swiss “Crocodile,” and a vintage passenger car -Tips for controlling your trains with transformers, receivers, and motors -Advice on advanced building techniques like SNOT (studs not on top), microstriping, creating textures, and making offset connections -Case studies of the design process -Ways to use older LEGO pieces in modern designs For ages 10+

Anatomy Trains

Author: Thomas W. Myers
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 044310283X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
An accessible comprehensive approach to the anatomy and function of the fascial system in the body combined with a holistic.

Train

Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465436588
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world. Your first stop in The Train Book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of today. From the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenery. You'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the Orient Express, the Blue Train, and the Eurostar. You can also inspect the engines of famous British trains, such as Rocket, Mallard, and Javelin, and international trains, such as India's Palace on Wheels and America's Thatcher Perkins. You'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson, engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Métro maestro Fulgence Bienvenüe. For train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetime.

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.

See Inside Trains

Author: Emily Bone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409549932
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16

Book Description
Trains hold a fascination for just about anybody, and this lift-the-flap history of locomotion tells it all, from Stephenson's Rocket to the bullet trains of today.

Trains

Author: Amy Shields
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426307780
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Examines different kinds of trains, including old steam engines, high-speed trains in Japan, the world's longest freight train, and more.

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.

Train

Author: John Coiley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781282612181
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Discover the story of railroads--from the age of steam to the high-speed trains of today"--Cover.

Ultimate Spotlight: Trains

Author: Sophie Prenat
Publisher: Twirl
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

Book Description
The Ultimate Spotlight™ books have all the fun, facts, and hands-on action of the incredibly successful Ultimate series, but in a focused, more compact, and affordable format. Flaps, pull tabs, and many other moveable parts show young children how these mighty engines have helped people travel and transport goods throughout history. Pull a tab to open train doors, lift flaps to see inside a train car, or turn a wheel to see different types of trains. Chock-full of surprising details and beautiful illustrations, this interactive book is a must-have for young train and transportation enthusiasts