Philadelphia-based Baldwin began designing and building steam locomotives in the 1830s and gave the U.S. many of its most significant and famous types of steam, and diesel-electric motive power. This history of Baldwin is illustrated with a large selection of rare, superb builder's photos and other publicity images from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, with the book's large page size showcasing the detail and crisp quality of the images in this outstanding collection. Author Brian Solomon provides technical histories of each locomotive along with builder's specifications and explanations of how the locomotives
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11524.33 | Fiction literature | 31 August 2011
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The Monkey and the Tiger - A Judge Dee Mystery
The Monkey and The Tiger includes two detective stories, "The Morning of the Monkey" and "The Night of the Tiger." In the first, a gibbon drops an emerald in the open gallery of Dee's official residence, leading the judge to discover a strangely mutilated body in the woods—and how it got there. In the second, Dee is traveling to the imperial capital to assume a new position when he is separated from his escort by a flood. Marooned in a large country house surrounded by fierce bandits, Dee confronts an apparition that helps him solve a mystery.
A fantastical alliterative journey through the animal kingdom with thousands of alphabetically-arranged images and ideas to discover along the way, from An Armoured Armadillo, though Great Green Gorillas to Zany Zebra's Zigzagging in Zinc Zeppelins. Each letter of the alphabet gets the same treatment. ‘Animalia’ is Latin for “animal kingdom”, so animals are used in the letter themes. Each page contains a phrase using alliteration that alludes to the animal for the page. The page also contains a large illustration of the animal. The page is then completed with a large number of illustrations of items that begin with the letter.
Infectious disease has always existed around both humans and animals. Ever since people began living in communities, disease could pass easily from one person to another. Often, only a few people become ill. When, however, the problem spreads outside a limited group, affecting a large number of people and lasting for some time, it is called an epidemic. Let’s go on the way with DK to find out anything you would like to know about EPIDEMICS.
Simple text and stunning artwork provide an excellent first introduction to farm life. Includes a foldout frieze, showing all kinds of large and loveable animals from all over the world.
