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"Fascinating voyage of discovery on the London Underground"
Whether you travel on the London Underground every week (as millions do) or just once in a blue moon, this fascinating and beautifully illustrated book will intrigue you. It seamlessly mixes facts and human stories to explain the history of the tube from 1845, when Charles Pearson proposed an ‘Arcade Railway’ to cope with congestion on the roads, to today when 100 million people travel through Waterloo station alone every year.
You’ll meet the people whose vision shaped the trains, their lines and the stations, and learn quirky facts about everything from lost property to ‘Mind the Gap’ announcements. Sarah McMenemy’s pen and ink illustrations are equally atmospheric whether representing passengers in Victorian times or today, and David Long, a Blue Peter Prize winner, knows just how to entertain and inform at the same time.
When the first passengers climbed aboard the earliest ever underground train in 1863, it would have been impossible to imagine how the London Underground would change and grow over the next 150 years. From smelly steam trains running along a single track to the innovative electric tube system speeding through a vast network of tunnels beneath our feet today, the London Underground keeps this busy city on the move.
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When the first passengers climbed aboard the earliest ever underground train in 1863, it would have been impossible to imagine how the London Underground would change and grow over the next 150 years. From smelly steam trains running along a single track to the innovative electric tube system speeding through a vast network of tunnels beneath our feet today, the London Underground keeps this busy city on the move.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed TfL: The Story of the London Underground and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
TfL: The Story of the London Underground features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Science, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Transport, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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TfL: The Story of the London Underground was written by David Long and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
TfL: The Story of the London Underground has 47 pages
