railroads

Lucy daydreams that she is Andrew Russell about to commemorate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad with his famous photograph.

Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug, on their way West.

"A giraffe stops Thomas at a low bridge. What will Thomas do?"--Back cover.

Thomas the Tank Engine crashes through the earth where he lands next to a pirate ship and meets Sailor John and his boat, Skiff.

Traces the development of railways from the first Babylonian rutways to the electromagnetic, driverless trains of today and describes how trains are built and operated.

Text and illustrations provide early readers with an introduction to trains.

Offers 12 different views on the waves of European settlers during colonial times. Each page provides information about what happened during European colonization and how it affected different people.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to passenger trains.

Introduces freight trains to young readers through leveled text and related photographs.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to trains.