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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 3—Easy-to-follow informational text, presented in a picture-book format, takes readers back to the early 19th century when the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company sent Horatio Allen to England. He purchased a steam locomotive named the Stourbridge Lion and took it back to Honesdale, PA, where it was needed to transport coal. Zimmerman's descriptive writing successfully creates suspense when Allen took the locomotive on its first rail trip. Early...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Zimmermann relates the story of America's first steam locomotive and how it came into being. Manufactured in England and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
