Beschreibung:
From the duo that have turned their railway enthusiasm into an ever-growing You Tube community comes their first book for older children and young adults. This is a lively, interactive book that turns a train trip into a journey of discovery. Designed to be visually energetic and fresh this is a wonder-provoking, fact-filled book that will also appeal to the grown ups who share their children's pleasure in the British railways. With chapters on trains, tickets, important people, design of stations and seats, tremendous bridges and viaducts, castles and historic sites, wildlife, trains in movies - the book is bursting with lists to spot, note, answer and full of details and anecdotes to revel in.
Take a journey of discovery and explore the top 50 things to see and do on Great British railways.Find the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. You can: Ride across dramatic viaducts. Visit Britain's busiest railway hub and its least-used station. Stop at Britain's highest station. Meet the railway cats and dogs.This lively, interactive book will inspire children – and adults – to seize the moment and explore the wonderful world of Great Britain's railways. Written by Vicki Pipe with additional fun facts from Geoff Marshall, the dynamic duo behind the YouTube channel's All the Stations and authors of The Railway Adventures.