Lonely Planet Kids How Trains Work (How Things Work)

All aboard! From the fastest to the longest, the oldest to the newest, through tunnels, across bridges and up mountainsides, take a fascinating ride through the world of trains in this brilliant new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock.

In this follow-up to How Cities Work and How Airports Work, young readers travel through history and around the world to find out everything they ever wanted to know about trains. Unfold pages and lift flaps to reveal bustling stations, old steam locomotives fueled with coal, and high-speed trains zooming across Japan at almost 400 miles per hour!

And that’s not all. See how trains reach the top of mountains, transport people under cities, and work beneath the sea. And don’t forget to dress up-we’ll take you on some luxurious journeys including the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok, and The Ghan, which runs all the way across Australia!

How Trains Work is jam-packed with amazing facts and awesome illustrations, and was created in consultation with Anthony Coulls, Senior Curator of Rail Transport & Technology, National Railway Museum, UK.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids-an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet-published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

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How Trains Work

Explore the world of trains inside and out with loads of flaps to lift!

All aboard ! From the fastest to the longest, the oldest to the newest, going through tunnels, across bridges, and up mountainsides, this book takes you on a fascinating ride through the world of trains. Unfold the pages and lift the flaps to watch a steam train go puffing by, explore a busy railway station, climb aboard an intercity express, and much more. It’s trains as you’ve never seen them before !

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 1st edition (October 15, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1788683285
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1788683289
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 – 7 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 – 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.3 x 0.63 x 11.15 inches