High-Speed Trains

by Nikki Bruno Clapper

Overview

All aboard! Hop on the fastest trains in the world to see where they go, how they work, and how fast these bullet trains can go.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491460399
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	All Aboard!
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Gail Saunders-Smith is an assistant education professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio. She is also an independent staff developer, writer, and editor. She presents nationally at conferences on literacy development and instruction and has written numerous articles, children's non-fiction books, and professional resources. Gail holds a B.S. and M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University and a M.S. in Administration and Supervision from Youngstown State University. She completed post-graduate work at The Ohio State University and earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from The University of Akron. Gail is a former classroom teacher, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, and Reading/Language Arts K-12 Supervisor and Coordinator of State and Federal Programs for the Summit County ESC.

Table of Contents

Whoosh! — Travel in comfort — It's electric — Spotlight : Eurostar — Spotlight : bullet trains of Asia.

Interviews

Supports the National Council for Social Studies standard "Science, Technology, and Society;" Common Core features for Informational Text; Easy-to-read text and clear photos make a complex topic accessible for beginning readers