PET974
- Mini Clown Designer: Don Stothers Star Rating: * Wingspan: 508mm (20 inch) Engine

Size: 0.049cu.in


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Author: Chris Vine Peter’s Railway & the Forgotten Engine The story of Peter & Grandpa's railway across the farm continues with them building an extension of the line to Yockletts Village. They tell Grandma the extension is for her to go shopping, but they bank up the track so they can run the trains at high speed. Along the way, they have some adventures: The two heroes discover a long forgotten engine which they put back to work & 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? There are another 14 pages of simple technical diagrams, explaining how railways & engines work. Some of the drawings are familiar from the first two books, but the science & engineering explored is different. If the reader has enjoyed the technical information in books one & two, they will find this book takes them further. All three books are hardback, with 96 pages & 30 watercolour pictures by John Wardle. There are 14 pages of simply explained technical drawings to add interest & answer questions. ...

The story continues with Peter & his Grandpa building more track & equipment for their steam railway across the farm. As usual, Grandpa tells stories from the old railways. The main projects are the building of a turntable at Gerald's Cross station & a loop of track at the far end of the line to turn the trains. Many technical ideas are simply explained as they go along & more parts of the steam engine are railway are explored. For Peter the great excitement of this book is learning to drive the 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 stroy finishes with the railway running at night, taking Grandma to a surprise birthday dinner. Hardback, 96 pages with 30 watercolour pictures. There are 14 pages of simple technical drawings to explain, add interest & answer questions. This book has received excellent reviews from Editors of both Model Engineer & Model Engineers Workshop. ...

Peter’s Railway is a story about a young boy who lives with his family in a cottage at the edge of his Grandpa’s farm. It is quite a long way by road between their two houses & Grandpa does not own a car. So to make visiting each other easier, they build a miniature steam railway across the farm. They have some adventures along the way & use all sorts of machines & tools to help them in their great building project. When they are having a rest, Grandpa tells Peter some stories 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 & past the river. The story is illustrated with some 30 watercolour pictures. This is the first book in a new series. ...

About this book In 1864 General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by surrounding the city of Petersburg & cutting off General Robert E. Lee’s supply lines. The ensuing siege would carry on for nearly ten months, involve 160, 000 soldiers, & see a number of pitched battles including the Battle of the Crater, Reams Station, Hatcher’s Run, & White Oak Road. After nearly ten months, Grant launched an attack that sent the Confederate army scrambling back to Appomattox Court House where it would soon surrender. Written by an expert on the American Civil War, this book examines the last clash between the armies of U.S. Grant & Robert E. Lee. Author: Ron Field Illustrator: Peter Dennis ISBN: 9781846033551 ...

Petlyakov Pe 2 (A03034) The Pe-2 quickly proved itself to be a highly capable aircraft, able to elude the Luftwaffes interceptors & allowing their crews to develop great accuracy with their bombing. Throughout 1942 the design was steadily refined & enhanced, in direct consultation with pilots who were actually flying them in combat. Scale: 1:72 ...