High-Speed Trains: From Concept to Consumer
High-Speed Trains: From Concept to Consumer
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Annotation: Learn about the history of high-speed rail travel and find out what it takes to make it in this exciting career field.
Genre: [Social sciences]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #5723960
Format: Paperback
Common Core/STEAM: STEAM STEAM
Publisher: Children's Press
Copyright Date: 2015
Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 09/01/15
ISBN: 0-531-21917-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-531-21917-1
Dewey: 385
Language: English
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ALA Booklist (Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2016)

The Calling All Innovators series introduces a varied array of career possibilities within STEM-related fields. After a few pages of historical background, the books offer a broad survey of the field, consider particular aspects in more detail, and look at trends indicative of future job prospects. The clean, spacious page design typically includes a clearly reproduced color photo that appears on every page. Just as the discussions often take a global perspective, the photos in most of the volumes show a diverse group of women and men at work. One interesting double-page feature appearing in the books is a Q&A session with someone active in the field. High-Speed Trains talks with an Amtrak executive. "The Artistic Side" article in each book introduces job possibilities in architecture, food-packaging design, and software-user interface design as well as the intersection of traditional visual arts with engineering and technology. In the back matter, a "Career Stats" page breaks down three occupations within each field into factoids, such as education required, median salary, and number of jobs. An attractive, informative career series for students open to STEM opportunities.

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Word Count: 8,994
Reading Level: 7.0
Interest Level: 4-7
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.0 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 177242 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:10.2 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q67819
Lexile: 1080L

Learn about the technology behind high-speed trains, the innovators who have made these trains possible, and what the future holds for this exciting career field.

Calling All Innovators series introduces students to careers in science and technology. The complex text allows readers (Grades 5-8) to determine the main idea and explain how it is supported by key details. Though people have been traveling by train since the 19th century, this safe, efficient transportation method is becoming more exciting than ever before. Readers will discover how modern, high-speed rail systems are getting people and goods from place to place in record times.


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