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!
