Age
7+
Grade
2-4
Darice Bailer, Bill Farnsworth
The Last Rail: The Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad
Hardcover
(Soundprint May 28, 2010)
, 1st edition
All aboard! Children travel back in time when Lucy suddenly transforms into Andrew Russell, the man who took the famous photograph of the golden spike as it was pounded into the last rail of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. She hears heart-wrenching stories from the railroad workers about the troubles and difficulties in building the first Transcontinental Railroad. In The Last Rail: The Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad, children learn how the building of this railroad changed travel and unified the nation at last. This 32-page, beautifully illustrated book comes with additional information about the Transcontinental Railroad and a glossary of key terms to extend the learning fun!
Book Features:
- Large, colorful illustrations on every page
- An interesting story with historical facts
- 32 pages, including glossary
- Appropriate for Reading Level: Grades 2-4
- Appropriate for Interest Level: 6-12 years
- Hardcover dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
Book Features:
- Large, colorful illustrations on every page
- An interesting story with historical facts
- 32 pages, including glossary
- Appropriate for Reading Level: Grades 2-4
- Appropriate for Interest Level: 6-12 years
- Hardcover dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
- Series
- Odyssey (Smithsonian Institution).
- ISBN
- 1568993625 / 9781568993621
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 13.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 0.5 in.
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