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"I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. When the Australian Mystery Writers� Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. But the Ghan is not the respite I'd been hoping for. It turns out I've trapped myself on an 1,800-mile journey with a powder...
4) Trains
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Photographs and text provide young readers with information about trains, how they look, the jobs they do, and how they operate.
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Thomas the Tank Engine is back! Deliveries will go awry, new areas of the island will be explored, and animals will end up in places they shouldn't be while Thomas and his friends grow from these surprises. Ashima returns from the Nilgiri Mountain Railway! Whiff tinkers in his Recycling Plant. Even Salty the Diesel Engine returns singing shanties from across the seas. The loc-amigos say "all aboard" to these familiar friends and debut character Bruno,...
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"Memories of the pivotal role campaign trains played in American elections fade with the passing of each generation. Also forgotten are the stories documented by the reporters who traveled with hundreds of whistle-stopping politicians, including Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan. The trains were the backdrop of political drama, intrigue, humor, and triumph for more than 185 years. Campaign trains were an American...
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"Embark on a train management journey with the Train Valley Collection - 2 games in 1! Build intricate railway networks, solve challenging puzzles, and become a tycoon of the tracks. Included DLCs: Passenger's Flow, Myths & Rails and Editor's Bulletin plus a selection of 158 community made levels!."--Publisher's website.
9) Trains
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Trains have been around for more than two centuries. They changed the entire world. This encyclopedia gives readers a look at trains, from the first steam-powered locomotive to high-tech maglev trains. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Early Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO.
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Thomas Big Book of Beginner Books offers the following Thomas & Friends backlist favorites Stop, Train, Stop! A Crack in the Track, Go, Train, Go! Blue Train, Green Train, Trains, Cranes & Troublesome Trucks; and Fast Train, Slow Train. The texts are tailored to beginning readers between ages 3 to 6, whether they read them solo or listen to them read aloud.