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
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331.892 LAUBone, 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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Place a hold to request this item.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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.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 COIHoyt, 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 WILMitton, 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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Place a hold to request this item.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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Place a hold to request this item.Ryan, Phillip.
Contents: Steam-powered trains -- Steam trains everywhere -- The engine.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.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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Place a hold to request this item.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
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 625.1 COIRyan, 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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Place a hold to request this item.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
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385 SIMRyan, 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
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385.24 RYARyan, 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 RYANagelhout, Ryan
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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.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 EMBHirsch, 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
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385.0973 HIRCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC HIRGraham, 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
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 331.7 Graham 2001Hawkins, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385 HAWWetterer, Margaret K.
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.12 WETFloca, Brian.
Summary: Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385.0973 FLOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Caldecott Floca 2013Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FLOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLOCaravantes, 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
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 CARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOMRusch, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019