Brian Floca
1) Lightship
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
Lightships once served where lighthouses could not be built. They helped to guide sailors safely through the fog.
2) Locomotive
Author
Language
English
Description
It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and families are traveling together, riding America's brand new transcontinental railroad. The story comes alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails,...