Steam Locomotives: Whistling, Chugging, Smoking Iron Horses of the Past
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Once they were a familiar sight: iron horses belching smoke and steam, chugging out of depots and racing across the countryside. Those spectacular steam locomotives are gone. But in this fascinating... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1590781651
ISBN13:9781590781654
Release Date:March 2004
Publisher:Boyds Mills Press
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 11.2" x 10.3"
Age Range:10 to 18 years
Grade Range:Grade 5 to Postsecondary
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SPLENDID ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Once very much a part of America's landscape steam locomotives are now things of the past. Nonetheless, these huge iron horses continue to fascinate. With pictures and well researched text Karl Zimmerman introduces young readers to the trains that once were the backbone of our country's transportation. Their whistles called and their smoke left vaporous trails wherever they traveled. Geared for young readers age 10 and up our text opens with the beginning of the age of steam. Prior to this the moving of goods was totally dependent upon what a horse, ox or mule could haul. Next we explore the growth of the engines from "Tom Thumbs" to the giant "Big Boy." Readers learn how a steam locomotive works and then how steam gave way to diesel locomotives. This was an eventful time in America's history and well worth revisiting or seeing for the first time. The illustrations and diagrams are splendid. - Gail Cooke
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