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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In Japan, the high-speed train may not be faster than a speeding bullet, but it's close. Traveling at almost 200 mph, the bullet train speeds across the country. It has helped cities grow and made it easier to live far from them. Although it looks like science fiction it is more than fifty years old.
2) Train
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In this wonderful PreK-1 book, students will learn all about what it's like to ride on a train as well as the parts and people that make it go!
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Climb aboard for a journey into the world of trains! In this fascinating nonfiction title, readers learn about the history of trains, the different uses for them, and the different types and parts including freight cars, box cars, passenger cars, and the caboose. With detailed photos, informative text, and intriguing facts, this book will have readers delighted from cover to cover!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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For more than 2,000 years people have wanted traveling to be easier. Ancient civilizations built early stone railroads to connect cities. Starting in the 1800s, steam-powered engines began chugging across continents-whisking passengers and freight to their destinations at speeds people had only imagined. In the 1940s, powerful diesel engines replaced steam engines. Diesel engines rely on fossil fuels. They cause air pollution and climate change. Today,...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Linh sees many things while she rides on the train. This simple fictional story pairs with the nonfiction book I Ride.
"This is a great little book for a new reader or a child learning about transportation. Reviewer Rating: 5"-Children's Literature
6) Trains go
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The big steam train goes, CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO! The diesel train goes, "zooosh zooosh ZOOOOOOOOSH ding ding ding!" The American goes, "clang clang clang TOOT TOOT!" All aboard! Take a trip on eight noisy trains as they huff, puff, and toot-toot their way through this lively book! Perfect for the young train enthusiast. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version....
7) Trains
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Discover Series Books for Babies,Toddlers Choo Choo! All aboard! It's time to take a ride with the Discover Series Express! The picture book features full,color photographic illustrations of trains, train tracks, train signs and other things related to the railroad. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Series Picture Books are a great way to introduce new images, words and concepts to babies and toddlers. The Discover Series Books feature...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how trains work and what they do. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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Español
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The American railroader Casey Jones's dramatic death, while trying to stop his train and save the lives of his passengers, made him a hero. This book is an introduction to the life and career of railroad engine driver Casey Jones whose heroic effort has inspired songs, books, and museums. Through original artwork and historical context, this in depth view of the folktale, recounts the ways in which Jones's life was forever changed after he exposed...
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Español
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Este es un cuento con corazón. Se narra una historia basada en una experiencia real de la autora. Pretende compartir la variedad de emociones y sentimientos por las que atravesamos los seres humanos, incluyendo la tristeza profunda. La intención es acompañar a quienes han vivido alguna pérdida importante y regalar un poco de consuelo y esperanza.
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All aboard! This train travels through history making stops in time to learn about the progress of travel by rail. Hop up into the cab of a speeding modern-day locomotive and look down the tracks into the past. Perhaps these are the same tracks that the diesel-electric locomotives of thirty years ago thundered down, pulling their loads. Perhaps you can see the steam engines of thirty years before that. Watch time unravel and the landscape change...
14) Trains
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All aboard for a fun and fascinating exploration of the many kinds of trains and what they do. There are also clear definitions and "cool things about trains" that new readers will enjoy discovering.
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Another story of utter nonsense to entertain and delight young and old alike. The Seam of Coal is inspired by the Settle Carlisle, Leeds Morecambe and the Kirkby Stephen Stainmore railways. Lenny Locomotion is bored and so he invites all his friends to join him and Puffing Billy for a Coal Tasting Festival. Puffing Billy missed the last party and is now registered disabled so Lenny puts Puffing Billy on two railway wagons and hauls him to the festival....
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Discover Reading Early Reader Choo Choo! This rhyming reader book teaches about trains and their history with simple sentences for beginning readers. Like all Discover Reading titles from Xist Publishing, this book also features a word list and guided activities to extend the educational experience.
18) Puss In Boots
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When Winfred, the youngest son, inherited Puss upon his father's death he had no idea what he was getting. Puss does a variety of good deeds that makes him known to the king and his daughter, the lovely princess. When the king invites Winfred to the castle to thank him the evil Max tries to kill the king and Puss comes to the rescue. In the end, Winfred marries the princess thanks to Puss in Boots.
19) Trains on the Go
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how trains work and what they do. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
20) Metro: Subway
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Español
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In this wonderful PreK-1 book, students will learn all about what it's like to ride a subway as well as the parts and people that make it go!
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