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The definitive guide to Thomas the Tank Engine and all your favorite friends from the Island of Sodor. Includes images of the the real-life trains the characters are based on. Learn all about Thomas the Tank Engine, Percy, James, Rosie, Gordon, and all the other Steamies, Diesels, vehicles, and characters from Sodor. The guide is packed with fun facts and trivia about each popular character from the toys, TV shows, and movies. New characters from the TV movies Thomas & Friends: The Great Race,...
Speedy Trains tells you everything you want to know about trains, from building the first railways to steam engines and trains that hover above the rails. Learn about trains that go underground, across water, through rock and more. Speedy Trains is part of a great new collectible series called It's all about... It is packed with facts and stats, and there are eight amazing collector cards to tear out and keep. You can access a free downloadable audio of Speedy Trains by logging onto the special...
Do you want to know everything about trains? In this book you'll find answers to all your questions. What did the first trains look like? How did they work? What does a conductor do? And what happens if you don't buy a ticket? In this book you'll find a funny comic strip, two poems, a big fold-out page and a mini-quiz, so you'll become a real expert. An informative picture book for children aged 5 and up about traveling by train.
Space Coloring Book for Kids Vol.2 (Space Coloring Book for Kids, #2)
by Space Coloring Book for Kids and Brenda J Reynoso
It's party time on the island of Sodor! Celebrate the 70th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine with this awesome book complete with downloadable app. Read all about Thomas's friends, see them appear on your smart phone or iPad, then capture the moment with photos and astonish your friends! What is more you can lay down track for the steamies, drive the trains around and see Harold the Helicopter fly around your room, all on your screen!
Travel! Learn how trains get the job done through narrative nonfiction Fun Facts infographics a glossary and more!
The Two Henrys (Pineapple Press Biography)
by Sandra Wallus Sammons
Experience the thrill of traveling by rail with stunning photographs of passenger trains from around the globe. Take a trip through the colorful history of passenger trains--and along those tracks where passenger rail still thrives. Learn how passenger trains developed from the Baltimore & Ohio's horse-drawn, stagecoach-like cars to France's trendsetting TGVs, the world's fastest trains. Discover the magic of sitting in a dome car, sleeping in a Pullman, dining on rails, and riding such grand tr...
Puedo Probarlo! La Investigación Científica (My Science Library)
by Kelli Hicks
Trains! (Step Into Reading: A Step 3 Book) (Step Into Reading - Level 3)
by Susan E Goodman
A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite—a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. They will learn about the great steam locomotives that crossed the United States, joining east and west in 1869. And they will learn about the different technologies—steam, diesel, electric, and electromagnetic—...
From the first locomotive built in 1804 to the high-speed bullet train, The Big Book of Trains is the perfect book for kids who love trains.Packed with 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 tra...