This title presents a journey into the world of trains and railways - from their origins to the present-day high-speed "Bullet Train" from Japan. The book explores the imapact trains have had on society over their 200 year history, and sees what the future holds for this type of transportation. Photographs and illustrations attempt to capture the spirit of train travel past and present, and provide an insight into how different types of trains work. Step-by-step projects and model-making experiments are included which also help explain ideas such as how the whells stay on the track, how the different propulsion mechanisms work and how the tunnels and bridges are built. The book is aimed at supplementing the National Curriculum science, design and technology and history specifications at Key Stage 2.

 

This book is part of a book series called Investigations Series .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Anness Publishing .

Jackie Gaff is an innovative author and editor, with more than 20 years' work in illustrated children's books. Her vast experience which helps her to create books that children really want to read. Michael Harris worked in the railway industry, and wrote on the subject for 40 years. Steve Parker has written more than 300 science books.