railroads

"Few travel by trains today, but kids regardless are fascinated by the freight train, passenger trains, the conductor, and even the caboose. Terrific Trains will mix both illustrations and photographs to bring the railroad to life!"--Provided by publisher.

A little engine decides it could go much faster without pulling all the other cars, so it takes off by itself.

"You live in a United States on the move in the 1860s. The government gives two railroad companies the Central Pacific and Union Pacific the job of building the first transcontinental railroad. This railroad will unite the country and allow people to travel west to pursue new lives and opportunities. Will you: Toil as a Chinese worker for the Central Pacific? Work as an Irish laborer for the Union Pacific? Serve as an engineer for the Central Pacific in the final race to complete the railroad? Experience situations taken from real life. YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to success or to failure"--Provided by the publisher.

"Florida, USA, 1969. It's a day that will go down in history: the day astronauts first landed on the Moon! But while Apollo 11 is preparing to launch from Cape Canaveral, the Pirate Cats are sneaking around the Mouse Island Space Center. What are they planning? And will Geronimo be able to follow their trail, even if it leads him into outer space?"--Back cover.

Illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of trains and the work they do.

"Describes the struggles and accomplishments that came with making the Qinghai-Tibet Railway the highest train line in the world. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.

In 1937, ten-year-old Henry Shipley must rely on a talking cat named Lantern Sam and a kindly conductor named Clarence to help solve the kidnapping of a young heiress aboard the Lake Erie Shoreliner passenger train.

Brief text and illustrations trace a boy's bicycle ride to a hilltop and home again.