This is a wonderful companion to the new special film King of the Railway. It features profiles on all the much-loved Thomas and Friends characters - plus all you need to know about the new faces in the new film - Stephen, Millie, Caitlin and Connor and the Earl of Sodor. Read up on the most exciting moments from King of the Railway - the arrival of the Earl of Sodor, the race between Gordon and Spencer, the runaway train and when Stephen comes off the track and ends up lost in the old mine. There are also four amazing Augmented Reality sequences supported by a free app on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android: Drive Thomas around your room; Help repair Stephen into a bright, new engine; Who will win the race - Gordon or Spencer?; and Help Thomas load the cargo crates.

 

This book features in the following series: Thomas And Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Welbeck Publishing Group .

Emily Stead is an experienced children's editor and writer. Titles to her name include the Mr. Men Show.

This book has the following chapters: p. 2-3 Explanation of Augmented Reality (AR) and how to use it - technical instructions + visuals; p. 4-5 Title page and Imprint information; p. 6-7 Meet the Steam Team - the classic characters from Thomas and His Friends + Intro to King of the Railway; p. 8-9 Edward the Blue Engine; Henry the Green Engine; p. 10-11 Gordon the Big Express Engine; James the Red Engine; p. 12-13 Percy the Small Engine; Toby the Tram Engine; p. 14-15 Emily the Stirling Single Engine; New Faces; p. 18-19 Stephen's Story; The Steamworks; p. 22-23 Stephen's Quest; Railway Rivalries; p. 26-27 Accidents Will Happen; p. 28-29 Calling all Engines!; p. 30-31 Crowning Glory.