
Peter's Railway to the Rescue
Christopher G. C. Vine(Author)
Christopher Vine (Publisher)
Published on 6. June 2010
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-0-9553359-4-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bridge of Weir
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Illustrations
45 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9553359-4-5 (9780955335945)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Chapter 1 The Big Freeze; Chapter 2 Charge the Drift!; Chapter 3 Fairy Hillocks; Chapter 4 Station Lights; Chapter 5 The Watermill; Chapter 6 Construction Begins; Chapter 7 The Dukes Dog; Chapter 8 Wired Up; Chapter 9 Throw the Switch; Chapter 10 The Steam Car (Mis)Adventure; Chapter 11 Railway to the Rescue. Technical Contents; Snow ploughs; Ice bursting pipes; What is electricity; Circuits and Switches; Watermills; Energy and Power; Motors and Generators; Driving a Locomotive; Boiler and Piston/Cylinder.