BUSY TRAINS

by Peter Lippman

Illus. in full color. Animated, detailed drawings provide an informative introduction to the world of trains--commuter, passenger, and freight trains, fascinating special work trains, repair crews, and other workers who keep our railroads running.  

Genres: Picture Books, Transport, Childrens, Trains

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 12, 1981

About the author

Peter Lippman a lifelong human rights activist. On occasion he does field reporting and journalistic work.

Mr. Lippman has lived and worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina for two years after the war. He has returned numerous times for work with the human rights organization The Advocacy Project as a researcher and writer in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Guatemala, and Ecuador. He is a polyglot (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Turkish, Spanish, and Yiddish)

Reviews

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dated by the over inclusion of coal trains.

[Soren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book in the world. My parents read it to me a ton of times.

[Mum Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this to my grandsons at bedtime during a recent visit with them. Delightful.

[Dash · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part was when I saw the bullet train.

[Jennifer Conrad · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I may not love this book, my train-obsessed son does!

[Cory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent book. Sadly it is quite dated.