Description

Trains can carry

grain and gravel,

milk and machines,

cars and computers,

pipes and people.

Seymour Simon′s exploration of these very different trains and their uses, combined with his characteristically eye-catching full-color photographs, captures the beauty and power of steam trains, diesel trains, electric trains, and more -- all at work!

About the Author

Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children's science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more than 250 books for young readers and is the recipient of the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He is also the recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature. Mr. Simon lives in Great Neck, New York.

Praise for Seymour Simon's Book of Trains…

“These are exactly the cool pictures for which the younger nonfiction set clamors.”
-Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Simon captures the combination of technology and romantic adventure that gives these machines their enduring appeal.”
-ALA Booklist

“Young trainiacs rejoice…Big machinery has never looked better. ”
-Kirkus Reviews