This title describes the greatest achievements of the Industrial Revolution, from the rise of steam power to the electric telegraph, and from the spinning jenny to the sewing machine. The four see-through scenes depict a miner's cottage, a railway station, a factory interior and an emigrant ship.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called See Through History .

There are 48 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1994 by Pearson Education Limited .

Andrew Langley is an author of hundreds of children's books and has focused his writing on educational resources.