Iron Horses

by Verla Kay

Book Overview

Welcome aboard Travel back in time to join the workers of the Union Pacific Railroad as they pounded west and those from the Central Pacific Railroad as they charged east to build the first... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399231196
• ISBN13: 9780399231193
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Iron Horses--absolutely wonderful!

I absolutely loved this book! The cryptic rhyme is unmatched by any other. Very informative and fun to read! Young and old will enjoy reading this story and learning.I can't wait to read more work by this author. Way to go Verla Kay! It was absolutely wonderful.

Remarkable! History in rhyme! What could be more fun?

Tight. Spare. Exacting. With great care and skill, author Verla Kay artfully recounts the long, complex, and often confusing story of the building of the transcontinental railway -- in fewer than 200 words! "Railroad barons, Visions, dreams. Thinking, planning, Plotting schemes. Politicians, Congress, vote. 'Build your railroad,' Lincoln wrote." Wow! Even in its simplicity, this book entertains, informs, and makes history come alive. With the help of striking, dramatic illustrations, it shrieks and whistles and pounds and thumps while serving up information in palatable, chewy bites. A welcome introduction to the fabulous adventure that the study of history can be. Kids, as well as stuffy old historians, are bound to love this book!

How the West was conquered by railroads.

This writer manages to tell the maximum story in the minimum words. Art is excellent & fits well with words. Good introduction to railroads.