Seymour Simon's Book of Trains

by Seymour Simon

Book Overview

Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon's exploration of these very different trains and their uses, combined with his characteristically eye-catching full-color photographs, captures the beauty and power of steam trains, diesel trains, electric trains, and more--all at work This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060284757
• ISBN13: 9780060284756
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Collins Publishers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 10.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

Learn about trains!

We thought our 4 yr old train fanatic had taught us everything we needed to know about all the different train cars, but this book had a lot more knowledge for us. It's one of his favorite books, and has large photographs of trains and train cars. I think this is a must-have for any train loving kid!

A great book for my son and me

This is a wonderful story with great artwork. Sure to please the train lover.

Great Book

Perfect reading for my two year old grandson who is fascinated with trains!

Very informative

After reading this book, our 3 year old can name every type of rail car. We live near a busy line and he is quite fond of calling out the types of cars he sees.

An exceptional train book for youngsters

My 3 year old, like many others his age, is obsessed with trains. We regularly go to the library to check out books about trains. We found this one on a recent visit, and it stands heads and shoulders above many of the others I've seen because it is a great balance between the picture books that preschoolers and older children love and non-fiction books that can sometimes be too detailed for children.Every other page has a photograph of a type of train or part of a train, and the facing pages provide a small amount of text about the subject. There is just enough text to provide basic information plus a little more, but the text is short enough that the entire book can be read aloud to a child in about 5-10 minutes. All types of trains (steam, diesel, and electric) are shown as well as different types of cars.The photographs are bright, clear, and coloful, so much so that the images approache coffee-table book quality. This book would make an excellent gift.