Check out one of the biggest, fastest and most powerful means of transportation in the world with the Mega Book of Trains. The most amazing locomotives on earth are featured in this fascinating guide. You'll learn about the technology behind the Funicular Railway, the Monorail, and the Wuppertal Schwebebahn. Striking photographs and detailed diagrams show how these magnificent and complex machi…
Does your child love all things locomotive? Do they get excited by a freight or TGV? Then The Big Noisy Book of Trains is for them. Includes facts and brimming with pictures, the world of trains has never been so vibrant. From the very first locomotive to the Japanese bullet train, The Big Noisy Book of Trains covers it all and is the perfect introduction to trains for children 5 to 8 years …
Going Places is a series of colorful and informative books loaded with details about the various ways that people get around. In addition to a host of photographs clearly linked to simple text, each book includes graphs, charts, or maps that illustrate data and travel routes. Going by Train Young readers learn about commuter trains, subways, high-speed trains, and other passenger trains, along …
With inspiring and educational stories, Scholastic's Hello Reader series caters to the spectrum of reading abilities among beginning readers. My First Hello Readers use basic words to reinforce phonics and sight vocabulary. The books at this level offer punch-out flash cards plus six additional pages of skill-building activities. Levels 1 - 4 combine a greater vocabulary and longer sentence len…
Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving families; others were not as fortunate. In recent years, some of the riders have begun to share their stories. Andrea Warren alternates chapters about the history of the orphan trains with the story of Lee Nailling, who in 1926 rode an orphan tra…
Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny, asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be. What is the most imp…
Provides advice on equipment and preparations for weight lifting, describes a specific program of training spread over two days, and suggests follow-up activities.
An engaging adventure story based on an episode of the popular television series starring Thomas the Tank engine and his friends.
This book which is part of a series describes the new sights, sounds, people and places to be expected on a journey. It tells the story of two children and their first train trip. With their parents, they arrive at a large, busy railway station and buy tickets before boarding the train, they see other trains, meet new people and make new friends. At the end of the day they have a meal in the re…
In this brand-new, original story by Norman Bridwell, Clifford saves the day -- and learns a few tricks along the way! Emily Elizabeth is taking Clifford to dog school. His teacher tries to show Clifford how to heel. But the leash is too short and she's swept off her feet. Then she tells clifford to sit. He sits-on top of a passing stranger! Poor Clifford-he just can't get anything right! Bu…