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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.
About the Author
Richard Balkwill is a professor of publishing studies at City University in London, but his real passion is trains.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clear, colorful book at a great value,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Best Book of Trains (Hardcover)
ordered this book for my almost-3 year old boy who just loves trains- he loved looking at all the pictures! the book is good for children 3 and up, due to it being a fact-based/reference book. my boy will "grow on this" book which is great- that is the purpose of books- have lasting use! very colorful book with big, clear, appealing pictures, much like those from DK Publishing.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed,
This review is from: The Best Book of Trains (Paperback)
My 4 year old loves trains and I thought this book would teach him more about specific trains. He loves to look at photos of different trains (esp steam trains) but I was very disappointed to see that the photos were just illustrations/drawings ---don't get me wrong, they were well drawn but I had hoped to see photos instead. This book would be for someone who like to read about the history and advancement of trains. However, he does like this book but reading it to him is challenging.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 63 of 63 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clear, colorful book at a great value,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best Book of Trains (Hardcover)
ordered this book for my almost-3 year old boy who just loves trains- he loved looking at all the pictures! the book is good for children 3 and up, due to it being a fact-based/reference book. my boy will "grow on this" book which is great- that is the purpose of books- have lasting use! very colorful book with big, clear, appealing pictures, much like those from DK Publishing.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent non-fiction train book for 4-6 year olds,
By John Call - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best Book of Trains (Hardcover)
While intended for libraries, I would highly recommend this book for the home. It was published in 1999 and favours British terminology, but it is an excellent book for the young child who delights in learning about the subject of trains. Most notably the picture-to-text ratio is well balanced--making a non-fiction book that parents can read to a child with enough picture detail (not too much, not too little) to hold a child's imagination and to aid further discussion of the text.I would recommend this book over the DK "big book of..." series because the DK series has too many pictures and not enough text to help a young child place the information in a coherent world view. The Best Book of Trains lives up to the adage of less is more. More than once I have found my son "reading" this book to himself. He has yet to start school and his reading consists of looking at the pictures and remembering as much of the story as he can from the last reading with Dad or Mom. Despite the 1999 publishing date the book holds up amazingly well with time both in terms of pictures and information. There may be faster trains in the world now, but apart from the reference to the 'American Flyer' train that was to be brought into service by Amtrak in 1999 there was nothing that detracts from the quality or authority of the book. 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Husband loves it,
By Lisa Trowbrige - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best Book of Trains (Hardcover)
We bought this book for my nephew's birthday but my husband loved it so much we're saving it as his Christmas present so my husband can read it first :) It's full of interesting information. It's great to read to a little one or buy it for a child that can read it on his own...maybe even a kid at heart like my husband.
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