Author : Roger Priddy
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,76 MB
Release : 2015-06
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9781783412037
From high-speed trains to steam trains, My Big Train Book is perfect for any toddler with a passion for trains. Packed with photographs of all kinds of trains from all over the world.
Author : Henry W. Thomas
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 25,4 MB
Release : 1998-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780803294332
"This lavishly illustrated narrative of Walter Johnson's life is the definitive work on the subject and is likely to remain so."-Lawrence S. Ritter, Oldtyme Baseball News. "Henry Thomas's biography of Walter Johnson is carefully researched, thoroughly documented, and, best of all, a pleasure to read."-Spitball. "Does justice to Johnson's extraordinary on-field accomplishments, and it also emphasizes his decency, humility, and self-effacing humor."-Booklist. "Belongs in the very top ranks of sports biographies."-Washington Times. "One of the most comprehensive biographies ever written about an athlete. Incredibly detailed, filled with fascinating stories about arguably the greatest pitcher of all time."-Tim Kurkjian, senior writer for Sports Illustrated. "Delights the soul."-Sports Collectors Digest. Henry W. Thomas, the grandson of Walter Johnson, lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is currently editing, for audio release, the interviews taped by Lawrence Ritter for his classic The Glory of Their Times. Shirley Povich is in his seventy-fifth year as an award-winning sportswriter for the Washington Post.
Author : Adria Fay Klein
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1434247813
Big Train makes sure that all his cars are lined up before starting a trip.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 47,54 MB
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1465462147
From the first locomotive built in 1804 to the high-speed bullet train, The Big Book of Trains is the perfect ebook for kids who love trains. Includes amazing facts and photographs of trains around the world, The Big Book of Trains covers the history of trains and train travel. Different types of trains are featured on their own spreads, and each page features multiple images to give a close-up view as well as informative text about each train. See the differences among monorails, passenger trains, and TGVs. Learn about pistons, fireboxes, boilers, and coupling rods, and find out exactly what they do to help the train travel down on the tracks. See key features of each train model and discover the difference between steam trains and diesels. Find out how trains are designed for certain jobs and tasks, including mountain trains, snow trains, and freight trains. Look at the biggest and fastest trains in the world. With incredible pictures and informative text, The Big Book of Trains is the essential ebook for young readers who want to know everything about trains.
Author :
Publisher : Ladybird
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,71 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9781409308645
This lovely little storybook is based on the number one and award-winning preschool children's TV show on Channel 5 and Nickelodeon - Peppa Pig! When you read this story, your child will be jumping for joy as they board the train and follow Peppa on an exciting journey. Every Peppa fan from 2-5 will love looking at the colourful pictures and laughing along with Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig and all their friends. Read the story at playtime, preschool or even tucked up in bed and it will always be a firm favourite!
Author : Adria Fay Klein
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 32,51 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1434241912
Engine is all alone and must find his friends.
Author : Elisha Cooper
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 30,16 MB
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338137808
A night train, a freight train, a high-speed train. Racing across the country, from coast to coast. All aboard!Climb aboard a red-striped Commuter Train in the East. Switch to a blue Passenger Train rolling through midwestern farmland. Then hop on a Freight Train, soar over mountains on an Overnight Train, and finish on a High-Speed Train as it races to the West Coast.Trains are moving. Fast and loud, colorful and powerful. Experience their sights, sounds, smells--and the engineers and conductors who make them go--as they roll across the country.
Author : Benedict Blathwayt
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 21,39 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Little Red Train (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 9781862306110
'Huffitty-chuffitty . . . huffitty-chuffitty . . . huffitty-chuffitty puff went the smoke from the Little Red Train's funnel.' When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old and useless, Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic, breakdowns and faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. And the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless, or little, after all! Ben Blathwayt's Little Red Train books, full of intricate detail, have proved a big hit with children. With a minimal text and big, busy pages Ben's books have enormous appeal for young children. Now enjoy this classic picture book with the accompanying audio CD, read by Richard Briers with music and sound effects.
Author : Rev. W. Awdry
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,42 MB
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0385374089
The newest Bright and Early Board Book featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, this sturdy book features a simple train adventure about opposites to share with boys and girls ages 0 to 3.
Author : Michael Crichton
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 28,71 MB
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307816443
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…
