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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Underground Highways: The History of Subways for Kids

Underground Highways: The History of Subways for Kids

Smith, James

Paperback

Transportation

ISBN13: 9798232579814
Publisher: SD
Published: Sep 5 2025
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

Beneath busy city streets, there's a hidden world alive with motion, sound, and stories. This book takes kids on an exciting journey underground, where trains race through dark tunnels, stations shine with art and music, and history comes alive with every stop.

From the earliest steam-powered trains to today's high-speed, high-tech systems, readers will discover how subways were built, why they became so important, and how they transformed the cities above them. They'll learn about dazzling chandeliers hanging in Moscow stations, the clockwork timing of Tokyo trains, and the deep tunnels carved under London and New York. Along the way, they'll uncover fascinating tales-like how stations became shelters during wartime, or how musicians and performers turned platforms into stages.

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