| Trains Contributor(s): Curlee, Lynn (Author), Curlee, Lynn (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416948481 ISBN-13: 9781416948483 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2009 Annotation: There are few things more exciting than the sound of a train chugging through the country-side. First, steam engines hissed billowing clouds into the air, then gleaming diesel locomotives pulled boxcars, freight cars, and sleek passenger cars north, south, east, and west. Trains have been getting people and things to where they need to go for almost two centuries, and have long been a symbol of adventure and possibility. The story of how trains began barreling across the landscape is one of new machines, new inventions, new jobs, and new hopes. Railroad travel started with steam-powered wagons on a tramway and developed into a technology that would change the day-to-day life of Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- and forever connect one coast to another. This bold and graphic look at trains and railroads by award-winning author and illustrator Lynn Curlee traces the tracks back to where they began. All aboard! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
| Dewey: 385.09 |
| LCCN: 2007040425 |
| Lexile Measure: 1260 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 11.1" W x 10.1" (1.25 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130898 Reading Level: 8.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From steam engines to diesel engines and box cars to sleeper cars, a ride on Lynn Curlee's Trains is about as close as most kids can hope to get to the Japanese bullet train or the inner workings of steam power. This book's bold, graphic acrylic paintings are a perfect match for sleek, modern engines; dark, dirty locomotives; and the sprawling landscapes of the countryside. Thoroughly researched and very kid-friendly, Trains tells the history of the railroad, and in doing so, the history of America. This stunning book is one part history, one part art gallery, and a truly terrific ride |
Contributor Bio(s): Curlee, Lynn: - Lynn Curlee, who received a Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Award for Brooklyn Bridge, comes from a family of intense sports fans. His other books include Liberty, Ships of the Air, Into the Ice: The Story of Arctic Exploration, Rushmore, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Capital, and, most recently, Parthenon. He lives on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. |