Children's Nonfiction Geography
Underground Transportation Systems
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2018
- Category
- Geography
- Recommended Age
- 9
- Recommended Grade
- 4
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778761273
- Publish Date
- Dec 2018
- List Price
- $26.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778761655
- Publish Date
- Dec 2018
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781427122520
- Publish Date
- Dec 2018
- List Price
- $26.95
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Description
The Underground, the Metro, the Tube, the subway—whatever you call it, underground transit is a mark of a modern city public transportation system. Packed with historic and contemporary photographs, this compelling book will grab readers with an interest in subways and railways. Also included are underground escape routes and abandoned underground tunnel systems.
About the author
Simon Rose was born in Derbyshire, England. He graduated from university with a degree in history and has lived in Canada since 1990. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature of West Redding, CT. Simon offers a wide variety of presentations, workshops and author-in-residence programs for schools and libraries, covering such topics as the writing process, editing and revisions. He is a regular speaker at conferences and festivals, and has served as a juror for numerous literary prizes and awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature in 2007. Simon, his two children, and his dog and cat live in Calgary.
