Choo Choo! Kids love trains! Especially the old-timey steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? In this level 1 reader, young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains!National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. Kids are naturally curious about their surroundings and the world around them and what better way to introduce them to interesting subjects than with National Geographic Kids! Filled with full-color photographs and fun facts that are all about trains, kids will learn the ins and outs of locomotives while at the same time they'll be practicing their reading. Includes a glossary of terms in the back.