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1) Train
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A picture-packed guide to the fascinating story of trains and how they have transformed our world. Discover how the vision of George Stephenson, the "father of the railroad," materialized into an age of steam around the world. Study the cut-out of a locomotive to understand how the movement of the piston turns the wheels. Learn how the American railroad contributed to the development and progress in the US and facilitated the spread of population...
2) Trains
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Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Describes the different cars that make up a train, including those for different kinds of freight and those used by passengers, and explains how trains change directions.
4) Trains
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Child's World
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of trains and the work they do.
5) Train
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Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west and see the stations, the scenery, the different types of trains, and all the people who travel and work on the railroad system.
6) Breakneck
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Arliss Cutter novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
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"In Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse prepares for a trip to Alaska, unaware that a killer is waiting to take his revenge--by livestreaming her death to the world. In Anchorage, Alaska, Deputy US Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are assigned to security detail at a judicial conference in Fairbanks. Lola is tasked with guarding Justice Townsend's teenaged daughter while Cutter provides counter-surveillance. It's a simple,...
7) On the train
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Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2015
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What can we find on the train today? From the engineer in his cab and maintenance workers on the track to stop-and-go signals and all kinds of trains, each page will take you behind the scenes of a busy train ride.
8) Trains!
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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,...
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All the wrong questions volume 4
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Train travel! Murder! Librarians! A Series Finale! On all other nights, the train departs from Stain'd Station and travels to the city without stopping. But not tonight. You might ask, why is this night different from all other nights? But that's the wrong question. Instead ask, where is this all heading? And what happens at the end of the line? The final book in Lemony Snicket's...series, All The Wrong Questions.
14) The Close shave
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Thomas's friend and fellow engine, Duck, has a close shave while trying to stop runaway trucks.
15) Shark vs. train
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Little, Brown and Company
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A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
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"The Big Books of Trains is a colorful compendium of amazing trains and locomotives that will entertain and inform children for hours. Learn all about powerful steam engines, hanging monorails, and superfast bullet trains. Featuring stunning illsutrations of locomotives and fun facts, The Big Books of Trains is the ultimate first trains book."--page [4] of cover.
17) I like trains
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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Whether sending toy animals on a journey around a model track or driving a cardboard-box locomotive, this little puppy really likes trains, and the best part of all is riding a real train.
20) Unstoppable
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Sequences of action and peril, and some language.
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.