Author: Maggie Fischer
Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books
ISBN: 9781684124435
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Learn to read with the Smithsonian! Developed in partnership with the Smithsonian and esteemed literary childhood literacy expert Dr. Adria Klein, Smithsonian Readers: Trains Level 1 is designed to encourage reading comprehension while covering the invention of trains, history of trains, and modern-day trains. From steam engines to monorails, children will learn about the many functions of trains while building reading skills with the carefully designed leveling structure. After reading this introduction to nonfiction, children can use the included quiz to reinforce reading comprehension.
Author: Rose Nestling
Publisher: Smithsonian Kids First Discove
ISBN: 9781680524963
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Does your little one love trains? Then come touch, read, and discover all about trains and their history with your toddler and Smithsonian Kids Embossed textures and bright, detailed photographs from Smithsonian are sure to engage, entertain, and educate your curious Preschooler or Kindergartner. Special embossed textures help engage in both verbal and tactile learning skills. Learn about the different types of city trains, freight trains and take a look inside the passenger train cars. Everyone will enjoy learning the history about trains and railways in Trains Then and Now. Embossed pictures allow your toddler to touch and feel as they learn Fun facts and pictures from Smithsonian Kids are sure to educate and entertain even the littlest train enthusiast Trains have been around for hundreds of years so there are lots to discover. Learn surprising facts about trains new and old First Discovery books engage your toddlers verbal and tactile learning skills with fun facts for you to read paired with textured embossing over the images Check out other fascinating subjects to explore in our Smithsonian Kids First Discovery Books series from Cottage Door Press
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465462147
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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From the first locomotive built in 1804 to the high-speed bullet train, The Big Book of Trains is the perfect ebook for kids who love trains. Includes amazing facts and photographs of trains around the world, The Big Book of Trains covers the history of trains and train travel. Different types of trains are featured on their own spreads, and each page features multiple images to give a close-up view as well as informative text about each train. See the differences among monorails, passenger trains, and TGVs. Learn about pistons, fireboxes, boilers, and coupling rods, and find out exactly what they do to help the train travel down on the tracks. See key features of each train model and discover the difference between steam trains and diesels. Find out how trains are designed for certain jobs and tasks, including mountain trains, snow trains, and freight trains. Look at the biggest and fastest trains in the world. With incredible pictures and informative text, The Big Book of Trains is the essential ebook for young readers who want to know everything about trains.
Author: Courtney Acampora
Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books
ISBN: 9781626865716
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Learn to read with the Smithsonian! Smithsonian Readers: Read With Me! Pre-Level 1 introduces young children to the wonderful world of reading. Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and esteemed childhood literacy expert Dr. Adria Klein, Read With Me! Pre-Level 1 includes six titles that feature engaging content, presented simply. The Read With Me! titles were created for children whose interest in reading is just beginning. Pre-Level 1 contains simple, short sentences with familiar vocabulary for children who are starting to read with the support of a parent or caregiver. Bright photographs reinforce the text, encouraging reading comprehension. Bound into the book are 36 perforated fact cards that further sharpen newly acquired reading skills. Read With Me! Pre-Level 1 will spark young children’s interest in becoming life-long readers.
Author: Dona Herweck Rice
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1493866540
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
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What do solar panels, waterproof clothing, and window coverings have in common? They are technologies that have been adapted based on studying butterflies! Learn what scientists have learned from butterflies with this STEAM book that will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Introduce early science topics to young readers with this book that is ideal for 1st grade students or ages 5-7.
Author: Amy Shields
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426307780
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Examines different kinds of trains, including old steam engines, high-speed trains in Japan, the world's longest freight train, and more.
Author: Darice Bailer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592492091
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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In Railroad Hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Lucy tries to take a photograph of her friends only to find she has become Andrew Russell, preparing to take the famous 1869 photograph of the driving of the golden spike into the last rail of the first Transcontinental Railroad. As she works, she listens to amazing accounts of this engineering feat that linked by rail the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Author: Stephanie Morgan
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1646119762
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
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All aboard this fun and colorful train book for kids ages 0 to 3 Take your train-loving toddler on a ride through the world of locomotives. From subways to steam engines to a cargo-carrying diesel train, this train book covers all the coolest trains from early days to modern times and shows you what makes them special. Go beyond other train books for toddlers with: A rhyming refrain—Memorable verses will introduce kids to a variety of trains, including helper, long-distance, switcher, high and low, and electric trains like subways. Fun train trivia—Read about what different trains look like, where they travel, how they work, and even learn about old-fashioned trains. Eye-catching images—Find images of every train and its moving parts, rendered accurately and in detail. You and your little one will discover hours of educational fun with this big book of trains.
Author: Ruth Strother
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1645178714
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian and esteemed literacy expert Dr. Adria Klein, this a carefully designed leveling structure for early readers. Covering STEM-oriented fascinating topics such as comets, asteroids, moons, and more, the concepts in this reader are reinforced by photos and include vocabulary and topics familiar to kindergarteners and first graders.
Author: Arkady Roytman
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048684630X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Featuring an interesting mix of historical and modern models, 30 drawings include such famous examples as France's high-speed Train à Grande Vitesse, the legendary Trans-Siberian Express, the scenic Panama Canal Railway, as well as select interior views.
