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A railway adventure in a transport museum. The children spend the
night at a railway museum where they all agree that it's a great
shame that nothing works: The exhibits are all lifeless. That is
until Grandpa has one of his "excellent" ideas! Why not bring one
of the monster locomotives back to life? Just for one day, the
museum is filled with smoke, steam and noise...and policemen!
Peter saves Christmas! - In this charming and gentle tale, Peter
and Grandpa save the day with a wonderful tale of night-time steam
train adventures to Santa's woodland grotto, magically lit up by
hundreds of tiny lamps. This "Little" Peter's Railway book is aimed
at younger readers (3 - 6 years). There are lots of simple details
on making things and running a miniature steam train. With 12
watercolour pictures by John Wardle.
A railway adventure on the farm. The children are riding on the
little railway when they get caught in a rainstorm. While drying by
the fire, Grandpa tells them two stories from the old days on the
railways - both stories are true. Drive Bill Hoole offers two girls
a ride in the cab of his steam locomotive: They have been caught in
a storm and the heat of the cab will dry them out. They end up
stealing the train!
A dream come true: Peter is invited to ride in the cab of a large
modern diesel locomotive! Luckily the journey was not as wild as
one of Grandpa's tales from the old steam days: Wagons without
brakes, speeding trains with runaway carriages getting lost in the
night...Another adventure with Peter and his Grandpa. Real
engineering detail with 12 watercolours by John Wardle. Age 6 to 12
years.
Peter and his Grandpa have another adventure, this time it's a
hilarious story involving steam trains, food and fun!! Grandpa is
left in charge of the children, but can he be trusted to feed them?
Of course, but not in quite the way Mum intended!! A picnic dinner
aboard the little train leads to sausages being cooked in the
firebox and then a messy disaster...With 12 watercolours by John
Wardle. Age 3 to 6 years
Peter and Grandpa make a little electric loco from an old mobility
scooter and bits of wood and metal from around the farm. With the
aid of Grandpa's furnace, scrap iron is heated until it is white
hot and liquid, then moulded into wheels. With a bit of wiring and
paint, the engine is ready to go, but for how long? A "making"
adventure with a twist for Peter and his Grandpa. Lots of technical
information with 12 Watercolours by John Wardle. Age 6 to 12 years.
Our new Activity Book is packed full of trains, colouring and
engineering puzzles. Some of the activities are easy, others are
more challenging. There's something for everyone: colouring, maths,
crossword, anagrams, spot the dangers, join the dots, brain
teasers, terrible train jokes, and a fabulous, new Spot the
Difference! 32 pages of easy to follow activities, some more
challenging than others but all great fun, combining learning,
problem solving and creativity. The colouring pages bring the
Peter's Railway books to life and you can be as creative as you
like! Beware the "Most Dangerous Railway Station in the World" see
if you can spot all the dangerous things that shouldn't be
happening!! Keep the kids busy with this great new activity book
from Peter's Railway.
This is book 2 in the series. Peter and his Grandpa have built a
miniature steam railway across their farm, linking their houses. It
is a scenic journey, crossing fields, woodland and running beside a
river. For Peter the great excitement of this book is learning to
drive the steam engine, Fiery Fox. It is what he has been waiting
for since they started to build the railway. Apart from one
disastrous escapade, everything works as they intended. The story
finishes with the railway running at night, taking Grandma to a
surprise birthday dinner. They also extend the railway and build a
turntable so the engine can always face forwards for pulling the
trains. As with Book 1, the story is combined with lots of simply
explained technical information and diagrams, contained in pages at
the ends of relevant chapters. More parts of the steam engine and
railway are explored.
This is book 1 of a fascinating and educational series. "Peter's
Railway" is the story of a young boy who lives with his family in a
cottage at the edge of his Grandpa's farm. It is a long way by road
between their two houses and Grandpa does not own a car. So to make
visiting each other easier, they build a miniature steam railway.
They have some adventures along the way and use all sorts of
machines and tools to help them in their great building project. In
quiet moments, Grandpa tells Peter some incredible tales from the
old times on the railways. The story ends with the grand opening
ceremony with the first steam train running the full length of the
scenic railway, through the fields, woods and past the river. The
book combines the story with lots of simply explained technical
information and diagrams. They are on pages at the ends of relevant
chapters to avoid getting in the way of the story.
In Book 4 of this fascinating and educational series, Peter and
Grandpa are faced with the coldest winter anyone can remember. How
are they going to feed the animals when the tractor has frozen
solid? The first construction project is to make a snow plough for
the miniature railway. However the really big project for this book
is making the watermill on the river. They then have to connect it
to the house to supply free electricity. Of course there are plenty
of adventures (and mis-adventures!) along the way and second daring
rescue at the end. Grandpa also tells some more of his
amazing-but-true stories from the old railways. 30 more watercolour
pictures by John Wardle.
A technical story book for inquisitive minds - Grandpa tries to
answer a tricky question. "Where does the little steam train get
its energy from?" A simple lump of coal from the time of
dinosaurs!!! This wonderful story describes the physics of energy
conversion in a way children can understand. Visually exciting and
it even covers photosynthesis. Watercolours by John Wardle. Age
6-12.
It's time to test out a new model locomotive, the first of its kind
on Peter's Railway. But too much speed leads to disaster and a
derailment, just like the original in the old days. Tales of a
smashed up engine with split steam pipes, filling the cab with
scalding steam and a heroic fireman to the rescue. A wonderful true
story for all train lovers, young and old! With 12 Watercolours by
John Wardle. Age 6 to 12 years.
A bed-time story with a twist. "Once upon a time - there was an
extra special train with a top secret load." Electric, diesel and
finally steam engines, all help to make sure the special delivery
arrives on time, but what will it be?...This "Little" Peter's
Railway book is aimed at younger readers (3 - 6 years), there is
some simple engineering buried in the story and 12 watercolour
pictures by John Wardle.
Grandpa tells one of his amazing but true stories after a mishap on
the farm railway. It is a tale about a train crash many years ago;
so crazy you could not make it up!! Luckily no one gets hurt when a
couple of houses get demolished - . Watercolours by John Wardle.
Age 6-12.
A railway adventure on the farm. To protect the train, Peter
constructs a burglar alarm out of an old telephone bell and parts
of a broken computer. One night it goes off. The children foil a
terrible robbery and catch the dangerous villains. Their methods
are brave and unconventional, causing much damage and enjoyable
mayhem. The adventure ends when the children are presented with a
huge reward!
Peter is on holiday with his family in Scotland when Grandpa learns
of a spectacular train crash. It happened nearby so they go
exploring to find the exact spot. To add to the adventure they
discover some evidence still lying on the ground - It's a true
story where a crazy mistake led to disaster, but luckily no-one was
hurt. To show how easy it is to make a blunder like this, Grandpa
tells another story which ends with a Bang!
This is book 3 in the series. Peter and his Grandpa have built a
miniature steam railway across their farm, linking their houses. It
is a scenic journey, crossing fields, woodland and running beside a
river. In this third book they extend the line to Yockletts
Village. They tell Grandma the extension is for her to go shopping,
but they have a secret plan to run trains at high speed. Along the
way the two heroes discover a long forgotten traction engine which
they put back to work and Grandma has a hair-raising escape. To
celebrate the opening of the new line, The Great Train Race is
organised with lots of visiting locomotives. Who will win? As in
the previous books, the technical information and diagrams are at
the end of relevant chapters, explaining how railways and engines
work. Some of the drawings are familiar from the first two books,
but the science and engineering explored is different. If the
reader has enjoyed the technical information in books one and two,
they will find this book takes them further.
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