Trains Planes And Ships

Describes all the major developments of maritime, railway, and aviation history. Over 390 full-color, detailed reconstructions and technical cutaways. Includes maps, charts, and other data.

A perfect, interactive first concepts board book all about things that go! Follow the trails of trundling tractors, flashing fire engines and powerful planes. Follow touch-and-feel train tracks and chunky tire treads to meet all kinds of vehicles. With exciting touch & feel textures and lift-the-flaps on every page, learn about all kinds of vehicles!

Cars, Trains, Ships and Planes displays exciting vehicles that float, fly or speed across the land, including the record breakers - the fastest, largest, longest and costliest modes of transportation ever to zoom, sail or soar. Explore over 1,000 different vehicles and discover fun facts and figures. This kid's encyclopedia is the fastest route to learning about the entire history of all modern modes of transportation, from the first wheel to the latest hybrids. Cars, Trains, Ships and Planes is the perfect gift for young transport enthusiasts, who are revved up and ready to read.

Follow the development of trains, planes and ships, as they have grown more powerful, faster, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.

Explores the history of travel and transportation, looking at the technological development of boats and ships, trains, automobiles, airplanes, and jet aircraft.

Follow the development of trains, planes and ships, as they have grown more powerful, faster, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.

Description A little boy goes riding on a boat. He has been told many fearful stories of sea monsters and strange sea creatures. But what really happens on the boat? Then he is taken high up, far above the land in a tiny plane. The pilot loves to take his plane up and down, diving and swooping. Is that fun? On a train, the boy goes slowly up a hill, amidst piles of snow, through an amazing winterland. But this is no ordinary train, for it is taking a whole load of schoolboys to their boarding school. Can such a train ride really be exciting? Find out in this set of stories where a young Ruskin Bond travels by train, plane and boat, and tells us all the marvellous adventures from his childhood days. Charmingly illustrated, written in simple language that will delight younger readers, Hop On is the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of Ruskin Bond's stories.