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Railroad collection
Steam Steel and Stars
Tim Hensley
Harry N. Abrams
, 1998
A Great Book!
The late O. Winston Link was truly an innovative photographer. He did much night photography because he was able to control the lighting. In addition, he loved the old steam locomotive. In the late 1950's he made several forays from his New York City office to the ...
Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection)
Greenwillow
, 1996
Freight Train/ Tren carga
My oldest son loved this book. It was his favorite when he was little. It builds on vocabulary; you can count the cars, name the colors, and look at different scenarios. I learned a lot about trains by reading this book to them. I am raising my children bilingual and ...
Meet Addy: An American Girl (The American Girls Collection Book 1)
Connie Porter
Pleasant Company
, 1993
A Brave Girl...Nakaissia's Review
It was an exciting story. I wanted to read it a lot. It was brave of her to keep her feelings inside and try to help her family to get to freedom. I am glad that she made it through, because I'm not sure I would have. I recommend this book for girls and boys, and ...
Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (Thomas the Tank Engine)
Wilbert Awdry
Random House Value Publishing, Inc.
, 1999
the best
This was my sons' favorite story book at age 3 or 4. The language is advanced, with much more challenging vocabulary than a modern book would use for preschoolers, but it wasn't a problem, so it must be a good thing!
The Railway: Art in the Age of Steam (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art)
Ian Kennedy
,
Julian Treuherz
Yale University Press
, 2008
A monument!
The quality of exhibition catalogs ranges from poor to excellent. In this case, we have a catalog that fulfills all most important requirements. For one, although some snobs describe it as "pretty pictures', the reproductions are accurate, and their size is good. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection (The Railway Series)
W. Rev Awdry
Random House Books for Young Readers
, 2005
Great for Thomas lovers
I bought this book without "research". After I received the book, I found there is little pictures in the book. So I thought my 3-year-old will not be interested since he cannot read. Surprisingly, my son loves it. He asked me to read it as his bed time story. He ...
Julie's Journey (American Girls Collection)
Megan McDonald
American Girl
, 2007
Bicentennial Pioneer
The summer after fourth grade, Julie gets packing. She makes sure to include all of her Little House books alongside a pioneer dress and other stuff. It's 1974, and Julie and her older sister Tracy are getting together with their cousins, aunt, and uncle to take part ...
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Read Along Storybook (Thomas & Friends)
W. Rev Awdry
Random House Books for Young Readers
, 2007
Terrific Thomas Read Along!!!
This is a great book and CD read along for the Thomas Fan. My son really enjoys read along books & was thrilled to get a Thomas Read Along. We own most of the Disney Read Along CD sets and love them because of the great stories and the turn the page signals on the ...
The Classic Fairy Tales (Norton Critical Editions)
W. W. Norton
, 1999
A Guide to Fairy Tales
A collection of fairy tales that have lasted throughout the years, "The Classic Fairy Tales" also offers many essays by the experts in fairy tale. The very best critics including Jack Zipes and Maria Tater, have written well-thought out essays varying from Disney's ...
The Call of Trains: Railroad Photographs of Jim Shaughnessy
Jim Shaughnessy
,
Jeff Brouws
W. W. Norton
, 2008
A majestic collection celebrating the life and work of one of the deans of railroad photography. Jim Shaughnessy is a revered name among railroad photographers. This collection, the best of his work over a forty-year career, features 170 duotone photographs taken between 1946 and 1988, with an emphasis on the railroad culture of the fifties and ...
Traveling the Pennsylvania Railroad: The Photographs of William H. Rau
William Herman Rau
,
Kenneth Finkel
, ...
University of Pennsylvania Press
, 2002
Rau's Look at the PRR
William H Rau (1855-1920), one of Philadelphia's preeminent photographers, was commissioned by the PRR in 1890 to photograph hundreds of scenes along its lines in order to promote travel by the general public. This book contains 87 of his 463 original images, which are ...
Pennsylvania Railroad (Railroad Color History)
Mike Schafer
,
Mike McBride
Voyageur Press
, 1997
It opened my awareness to the PRR's greatness.
A small yet thorough book concerning the history fo the PRR from start to finish. Well written and very informative.
A Passion for Trains: The Railroad Photography of Richard Steinheimer
Richard Steinheimer
,
Jeff Brouws
W. W. Norton & Company
, 2004
If you have a passion for trains, you'll have a passion for this book.
Black and white photography's superior ability to communicate both detail and atmosphere is dramatically demonstrated by Richard Steinheimer's A Passion for Trains. This is one of the most totally satisfying railroad books I own, and I own over a hundred. ...
The Last Steam Railroad in America: From Tidewater to Whitetop (Abradale Books)
Thomas H. Garver
Harry N Abrams
, 1995
Outstanding-Renews many memories from that era.
This book not only depicts outstanding photography, but helps one to understand something about the author and the people involved with the railroad and surrounding communities. Some of the color photographs are more like paintings than photographs.
Kit's Railway Adventure (The American Girls Collection)
Harriet Brown
,
Jodi Evert
, ...
American Girl
, 2003
A unique, nicely designed American Girls book.
It's the summer of 1934, and eleven-year-old Kit Kittredge has won an essay contest about the best part of the New Deal. Her prize is a trip to anywhere in the United States, so she decides to visit her brother Charlie, who is working for the Civilian Conservation ...
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