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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat!
The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...
6) Train
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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...
7) Trains
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Description
Presents a variety of trains and what they do, including a passenger train, a freight train, a steam engine, and an electric train. On board pages.
10) I love trains !
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Description
A boy expresses his love of trains, describing many kinds of train cars and their special job.s
11) The Wrecker
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 20
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Description
In The Chase, Clive Cussler introduced an electrifying new hero, the tall, lean, no-nonsense detective Isaac Bell, who, driven by his sense of justice, travels early-twentieth-century America pursuing thieves and killers . . . and sometimes criminals much worse. It is 1907, a year of financial panic and labor unrest. Train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express line and, desperate, the railroad hires...
14) Train
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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.
16) Train
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tells the reader everything you need to know about trains.
17) Trains
Author
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A color-illustrated historical overview of trains that also explains how trains work and presents a time line, a glossary, and a listing of related books and Web sites.