My Best Book of Trains

by Richard Balkwill

All aboard for a riveting ride along the rails! Tracks and smokestacks, signals and steam trains, engineers and diesels - all the details that thrill young train enthusiasts are here in this information-packed picture book. With its action-oriented text, detailed, full-color spreads and step-by-step illustrations, this book takes a trip aboard trains from all over the world, and every period of railroad history. Realistic art shows the fascinating detail behind the steam engines of the past, and the sleek outlines of the modern, high-speed French TGV and Japanese bullet trains. A cutaway drawing helps young readers imagine life in a dining car. A reference section at the back of the book includes an illustrated glossary and an index to encourage reference skills and stoke the imagination of any future Casey Jones.

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trains are a topic of endless fascination for young readers, from the powerful engine to the charming caboose and everything in-between. With accessible text, information that goes beyond the basics, and a small format that's perfect for little hands, The Best Book of Trains covers everything about the history of the rail—a perfect, affordable take along for young train lovers on the go.

[Christine Lucia Asha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book encompasses everything train from the earliest steam engines to powerful, robust diesels and modern high-speed electrics as well as everything in between. With high quality illustrations on passengers at stations, freight depots, switches and signals, and sidings and yards; this book is an amazing train guide for anyone above eight interested in trains. My 14yo reads it all the time and it never ceases to delight him.

[Nicole Sampson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was extremely detailed and complicated. It looked like it was written for young children, but it wasn't written in a way that young children would be able to understand it. It took us several days to finish.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

actually not too bad to read out loud at bedtime if you skip some of the fiddly bits!