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A fantastic addition to the popular Beginners series, providing an informative introduction to the fascinating world of trains for young readers.Age: 4+ What's it like to drive a train? How are railway tunnels built? How do trains go up hill? This fantastic book for young readers...
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See moreA fantastic addition to the popular "Beginners" series, providing an informative introduction to the world of trains for young readers. Terrific reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction, this is an exciting introduction to trains, covering everything from the first steam and diesel trains, to modern day high-speed passenger trains.
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A fantastic addition to the popular Beginners series, providing an informative introduction to the fascinating world of trains for young readers.Age: 4+
What's it like to drive a train? How are railway tunnels built? How do trains go up hill? This fantastic book for young readers has all the answers and more.With simple, easy-reading text, bright illustrations and fascinating photographs.Chapters in this book include:- Train travel- People carrier- Moving goods- Making tracks- Flat track- Driving a train- Train control- Running on steam- Diesel engines- Electric trains- In the city- High-speed travel- Going up- Going the distance
What's it like to drive a train? How are railway tunnels built? How do trains go up hill? This fantastic book for young readers has all the answers and more.With simple, easy-reading text, bright illustrations and fascinating photographs.Chapters in this book include:- Train travel- People carrier- Moving goods- Making tracks- Flat track- Driving a train- Train control- Running on steam- Diesel engines- Electric trains- In the city- High-speed travel- Going up- Going the distance
Product Details
INFORMATION
Barcode: 9781409524571
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 June 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Christyan Fox
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Length: 8.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 32
Series: Beginners
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Emily Bone grew up among the rolling hills of Hampshire, writing stories about the ants and birds in her garden. After studying English at Cambridge, she found her dream job at Usborne in 2007. Since then, she's written about many weird and wonderful creatures, along with books on space, fashion and food.
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