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Steam, Smoke and Steel: Back in Time With Trains
Reading level:
Ages 4-8
All aboard for a history of America's trains! The hissing steam, billowing smoke, and sleek steel engine of the train have long captured the imagination. In this informative book, a young boy looks back through time to give a guided tour of his family's history on the railroad. Each generation is introduced by a detailed illustration of a train of the era. Facts and anecdotes about trains and the people who make them run follow each showcased locomotive. Discover how steam engines work, learn why a brakeman's job is so dangerous, and even witness a train robbery in this tribute to that nostalgic, enduring, and fascinating mode of transportation--the train.
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This book is a must-have for any child who really loves trains. At first, it may look a bit wordy, a bit lengthy for a child without a long attention span, but my son adored it. It covers the history of trains -- from modern diesels to the earliest protoypical steam locomotives -- as told by a boy who's had engineers in every generation of his family back to his great-great-great-great-grandfather.
In addition to covering trains, the obvious attraction, this book is also good for introducing a child to the idea that he or she has ancestors beyond those he or she interacts with, like parent and grandparents. This story might just spur some incipient genealogical interest for your bright and inquisitive little ones.