"The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that has inspired millions of children since it was first published in 1930. Triumphantly pulling a train over the mountain, the Little Blue Engine shows readers young and old the power of kindness and determination."--book jacket.

Rhyming text introduces a variety of trains as they leave a station, rush along the tracks, and arrive at the platform where travelers are waiting.

Uses cutaway schematic diagrams and comprehensive explanations to introduce young readers to the elementary principles of how steam locomotives work and can be repaired.

Describes the locomotives, cars, tunnels, stations, and functions of such trains as freight trains, channel tunnel trains, bullet trains, mountain trains, and snow trains.

"For more than 200 years, locomotives have fascinated people of all ages. This STEM-inspired book introduces readers to locomotives from different times and places, from the first steam-powered locomotives to the high-speed trains of today. Information is shared through a series of 20 fun-size facts. Readers will learn how steam, diesel, and electric locomotives work, as well as how locomotives impacted the American Civil War and led to the establishment...