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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
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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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First published in 1924, "The Box-Car Children" is the beloved children's classic by American grade school teacher and author, Gertrude Chandler Warner. It is the story of four orphaned siblings, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, and their adventures living in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. The children are having fun while living in the boxcar at first, though several adults in the community are aware of their situation and are keeping an eye...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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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
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King's Cross is one of the busiest places in London. A famous train station is there. Partition some rectangles to make room for everyone on the train! This nonfiction math book combines math and reading skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning place value easy and fun. Text features include a table of contents, a...
10) Subway
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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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From the boiler to the coupling, build a little train along with an engineer and her workers. This rhyming story will have readers chugging along with the team as the train takes shape. Just don't forget the caboose! Woot woot! From the boiler to the coupling, build a little train along with an engineer and her workers. This rhyming story will have readers chugging along with the team as the train takes shape.
12) Go Train!
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The wonderful trains featured in this book are grab the attention of little readers. The book utilizes curriculum-based text to get children comfortable with reading and uses the Whole Language approach to literacy, a combination of sight words and repetition builds recognition and confidence. Bold, colorful photographs correlate directly to text to help guide readers through the book. Book includes author biography and teaching guides. The Watch...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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This book is an introduction to the life and story of John Henry whose superhuman labors has inspired songs, literary compositions, and theater. The story of John Henry takes place in the southern US. His death, from exhaustion, is a symbol for the tireless effort made by many men while participating in the railway boom of the late 1800's. This well-rounded volume contains original artwork, historical context of the story, recounts folktales from...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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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...
17) Line 135
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Journeys can be life-changing, whether they are literal-traveling from one place to another-or personal, like the quest for self-discovery. This meditative picture book explores both, following a young child on a train ride from the city to the country. As the landscape transforms from a bustling city to a richly imaginative world in this distinctively formatted book, the child's sense of wonder and independence flourishes, as does a deep engagement...
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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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'>Spanish 4748""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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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