A Ladybird Book: Trains

Sep 2, 2025 9:53 PM

Author:Elizabeth Jenner,Jamey Christoph

Trains are used across the world to transport goods and passengers. They can ride rails underground, move at high-speeds and travel between countries and can be powered by coal, diesel or electricity.

Trains takes readers on a journey through history and across the world as they discover the wonder of the railway. You can see how train travel has developed through history - from simple mining wagons to high-speed machines and beyond.

You can build your own encyclopedia with Ladybird Books.

Other titles available in the series:

Animal Habitats

Insects and Minibeasts

Baby Animals

Trees

Sea Creatures

Electricity

Weather

The Solar System

The Human Body

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Highly illustrated, beautiful and an essential book for young autistic people

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