cover image Legendary Journeys: Trains

Legendary Journeys: Trains

Phillip Steele, illus. by Sebastian Quigley, Kingfisher, $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7534-6465-6

The squat, wide format of this book is already well-suited to its subject matter, and it becomes even more so when its trick is revealed: five pages pull out, almost tripling the scenes' width and unveiling additional railroad cars. Steele provides an informative chronology of locomotive history from the advent of steam power to the rise of luxury trains like the Orient Express and today's high-speed and mag-lev trains. With spreads dedicated to subways, train stations, and track construction in addition to the trains featured, this is likely to delight railroad enthusiasts. Ages 8–up. (Sept.)