Lonely Planet How Trains Work 1st Ed. by Clive Gifford

Lonely Planet How Trains Work 1st Ed.

Clive Gifford

Lonely Planet · Print & ebook · October 15, 2019

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Who it’s for
Travel through train history and around the world, from coal-fired locomotives to high-speed rail.
Themes
Trains around the world, Railway history, How trains work
Genres
Trains, How Things Work

About this book

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.

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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!

Trains Across Borders

Travel through train history and around the world, from coal-fired locomotives to high-speed rail.

Come here for

  • Old steam locomotives and high-speed trains across Japan
  • Mountain railways, underground trains, and journeys beneath the sea

Expect

  • Unfolding pages and lift flaps reveal bustling stations
  • Luxurious journeys include the Trans-Siberian Railway and The Ghan

Where it sits

Trains98%
How Things Work80%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • How Things Work
  • Trains
  • Travel
Authors
Clive Gifford
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Published
October 15, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Trains around the world · Railway history · How trains work
Reading lane
How Things Work