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The Transcontinental Railroad connected the United States, but it also created divisions. It displaced Native Americans and disrupted their trade and hunting. Chinese workers broke barriers but also faced terrible conditions working on the railroad. They stood up and fought for better conditions by walking off the job. Learn more about the lasting legacy of the railroad, how Chinese workers are now being honored, and more. Have you ever considered what's missing from history books? In Left Out of History, explore the misunderstood and underexamined past in this engaging series. Compelling photographs and primary sources help bring previously buried history to light.Read Woke(TM) Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

Super Explorers bring you interesting facts and full-colour photos all about big and fast trains. - Trains can move freight and goods or people across the city or country. - Early trains were pulled by horses; then came the steam train. Newer trains can be electric, diesel or even powered by magnetic levitation. - Some trains go as fast as 300 kilometeres per hour. - One of the longest rail tunnels in the world is under the English Channel, connecting France and Britain completed in 1994.

A kindergarten-level introduction to light rails, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their pantographs.

A kindergarten-level introduction to subway trains, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their sliding doors.

A kindergarten-level introduction to passenger trains, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their cars.

A kindergarten-level introduction to passenger trains, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their cars.

A kindergarten-level introduction to freight trains, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their locomotives.

A kindergarten-level introduction to trams, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their metal wheels.

A kindergarten-level introduction to monorails, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their single-rail tracks.

Elementary readers will follow the sequence of the process taken to build a highway from the proposal, planning, and actual construction. A progressive visual timeline builds throughout the book. A table of contents, glossary, books and websites, and an index are included.

Hello, freight trains and trams. Hello, monorails and passenger trains. Hello, ... fun! The popular Seedlings series now offers irresistible introductions to six types of trains. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these newest books touch upon the parts and roles of trains in communities. Each book closes with a labeled-image guide for further review. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge! A kindergarten-level introduction to light rails, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their pantographs.

A kindergarten-level introduction to monorails, covering their drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their single-rail tracks.