The coast seems clear...This companion to Bigmama's will enthrall young readers at home or in the classroom. An exciting story with a clear implicit lesson and a happy ending, children will be on the edge of their seats as they follow along. A fun read-aloud, it also helps children ages 3 to 6 learn about how to share details of place in storytelling. Celebrate the bonds of family over generations with Donald Crews's evocative picture books Shortcut and Bigmama's.

    Morant was the CPR's official photographer, a career that spanned the Great Depression, World War II , the end of steam and the end of company operated passenger service. He photographed trains, steamships, trucks, airlines, oil wells, mines, and myriad other facets of CPR's operations. Here is the Canadian Pacific captured on film between 1929-1981 in crisp black and white as well as color photos from a master who loved his subject. 455 pages.

    The swinging story of a dixie dinosaur blues band that rocked prehistoric New Orleans tells of the time Brother Billy took the band on tour on the Red Ball Comet train for a trip that blasted them right into immortality.

    312 pages.

    In a sturdy board book with photographs, Gordon does not think he needs a wash, but when Sir Topham Hatt says he is too muddy to pull the Express, Gordon cleans up his act in a hurry.

    George Edgar Turner writes: "It began to appear that important railroad junction points were to become major military objec-tives." Victory Rode the Rails portrays the decisive military advantage enjoyed by the side that controlled the railroads. Turner was a retired lawyer and insurance executive when his book was first published in 1953.It "remains the best introduction to the subject of railroads and military operations during the Civil War," says Gary Gallagher in presenting this book to a new audience.

    Mavis, the new diesel engine, attempts to be a Really Useful Engine and almost causes Toby to plunge off a bridge.

    When unavoidable accidents cause Thomas the Tank Engine to call upon the help of Bertie the Bus, Thomas worries that he will lose all his passengers.