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Laughlin, Rosemary.

Summary: Describes the events leading up to and occurring during the lockout and strike of railroad workers working for the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1894, and its impact upon American labor unions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds Pub. 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331.892 LAU

Bone, Emily.

Summary: Presents information about trains and railroads, including the history of railroads, different types of trains, and famous trains.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2011

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Summary: "The Big Books of Trains is a colorful compendium of amazing trains and locomotives that will entertain and inform children for hours. Learn all about powerful steam engines, hanging monorails, and superfast bullet trains. Featuring stunning illustrations of locomotives and fun facts, The Big Books of Trains is the ultimate first trains book, "--Page 4 of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016

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Coiley, John.

Summary: "Discover the story of railroads--from the age of steam to the high-speed trains of today"--Cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2009

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 625.1 COI

Hoyt, Megan

Summary: Written by award-winning author Megan Hoyt, this thoughtful STEM picture book biography about the brilliant architect of Grand Central Terminal is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity, creative problem solving, and, of course, trains! With whimsical illustrations by Dave Szalay.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J 921 WIL

Mitton, Tony.

Summary: Rhyming text introduces a variety of trains as they leave a station, rush along the tracks, and arrive at the platform where travelers are waiting.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 1998

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Lindeen, Mary.

Summary: "Simple text and supportive full-color photographs introduce young readers to trains. Intended for kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2007

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Ryan, Phillip.

Contents: Steam-powered trains -- Steam trains everywhere -- The engine.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2011

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Rinker, Sherri Duskey

Summary: Readers can count along as the ten cars of the steam train, dream train pass one-by-one.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2016

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Coiley, John.

Summary: Traces the development of railways from the first Babylonian rutways to the electromagnetic, driverless trains of today, and describes how trains are built and operated.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 625.1 COI

Ryan, Phillip.

Summary: Simple text and pictures introduce the reader to streetcars and terms associated with them.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2011

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Simon, Seymour.

Summary: Photographs and brief text present different kinds of trains and their cars: passenger trains, mountain trains, freight trains, diesel locomotives, gondolas, hopper cars, tank cars, and more.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385 SIM

Ryan, Phillip.

Summary: Simple text and pictures introduce the reader to freight trains and terms associated with them.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385.24 RYA

Ryan, Phillip.

Summary: Simple text and color photographs describe monorails and introduce related vocabulary.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 625.103 RYA

Nagelhout, Ryan

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Summary: One of the most exciting aspects of creating worlds in the popular game of Minecraft is constructing railroads to carry your character around the towns you build. Rails and carts can also be used to make transportation systems in mines, but also roller-coasters. This volume shows readers how railroads constructed in Minecraft can display engineering concepts used in the real world. Using the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019

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Emberley, Ed.

Summary: Provides simple instructions for drawing a variety of trucks and trains.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.2 EMB

Hirsch, Andy

Summary: In 1863, America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385.0973 HIR

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC HIR

Graham, Ian

Summary: A humorous look at the U.S. biggest construction project, the building of the transcontinental railroad and the laborers needed, the working conditions, and the low pay.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 2001

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 331.7 Graham 2001

Hawkins, Emily

Summary: Welcome on board the Discovery Express! The year is 1937 and a conundrum is afoot: a professor on the verge of a brilliant discovery has disappeared. Can you help to solve the clues on this time-travelling adventure and track down the missing scientist? On your voyage, you'll travel the world, see some of the most important moments in the history of transport, meet the most brilliant engineers...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385 HAW

Wetterer, Margaret K.

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 1990

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.12 WET

Floca, Brian.

Summary: Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385.0973 FLO

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Caldecott Floca 2013

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FLO

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLO

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLO

Caravantes, Peggy

Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2017

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 CAR

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOM

Summary: Presents an illustrated version of the traditional song along with some discussion of its folk origins.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 782.4216 I'VE

Rusch, Elizabeth

Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOL

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