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Author
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
"Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse.... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds...
3) Trains!
Author
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite—a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. They will learn about the great steam locomotives that crossed the United States, joining east and west in 1869. And they will learn about the different technologies—steam,...
Author
Series
Platt and Munk classics volume no. 520
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
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...
10) Trains
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
28 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about trains and railroads, including the history of railroads, different types of trains, and famous trains.
Author
Series
First mountain man series volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Contains the first and the eighth books in the "First Mountain Man" series by William W. Johnstone.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Young readers will love this exciting, in-depth yet accessible look at trains, including how they work, the special equipment they need, and how they tote thousands of tons of cargo down the tracks"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The American West in the early 1960s appears to be a pastoral paradise. Aspiring novelist Aaron Holland Broussard has observed it from the open door of a boxcar, riding the rails for both inspiration and odd jobs. Jumping off in Denver, he finds work on a farm and meets Jo Anne McDuffy, a college student and gifted painter. Their connection is immediate, but their romance is complicated by Joanne's involvement with a professor who is mixed up with...
18) Circus Train
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
210L
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Circus Train pulls in to town, and each kind of animal is in it's own brightly colored car.
19) The World encyclopedia of locomotives: a complete guide to the world's most fabulous locomotives
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
256 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
20) The Silver Arrow
Author
Series
Silver Arrow volume 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Kate's humdrum life is transformed when her eccentric Uncle Herbert brings her a colossal locomotive train, the Silver Arrow, as her eleventh birthday gift, leading her and her younger brother on a mysterious quest.
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