Locomotive

It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America’s brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come 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 t...

It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America’s brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come 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, come cross the young country!

布莱恩·弗洛卡，美国童书作家、插画家。1991年毕业于常青藤名校布朗大学，现居纽约。曾凭借为艾维（纽伯瑞儿童文学奖获得者）的作品和非小说类图画书绘制插画而闻名；2014年，其作品《火车头》荣获美国图画书最高奖项，凯迪克奖金奖。