trains

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.

Sara and James imagine a puffing steam train rushing past their farm.

In 1932, during the Depression in Ohio, thirteen-year-old Rudy, determined to help his family weather the hard times, hops a train going west to California and experiences the hobo life.

Describes the locomotives, cars, tunnels, stations, and functions of such trains as freight trains, channel tunnel trains, bullet trains, mountain trains, and snow trains.

When Percy and the other locomotives report seeing ghosts at Rolf's Castle, Thomas takes a look for himself.

The Little Blue Engine with its positive attitude saves the day when the bus on which the Turkeyland Band is traveling gets a flat tire on the way to the Thanksgiving Day parade in Gobbleville.

A toy train and its occupants make a journey that introduces the numbers one to ten.

A train engine hauls its cars from the city to the sea, answering questions about what it is pulling, seeing, and hearing along the way.

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

A photographic introduction to trains, discussing what they are, how they are used, and how they move, looking at who drives the machines, and explaining why trains are important.