Displaying 1 of 1 2007 Format: Book Author: Shea, Therese. Title: The transcontinental railroad : using proportions to solve problems / Therese Shea. Publisher, Date: New York : Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press, 2007. Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm. Summary: This book explains how to use proportions to solve problems while examining the obstacles that were overcome to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Series: Math for the real world Math for the real world. Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History -- Juvenile literature. Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History -- Juvenile literature. Ratio and proportion -- Juvenile literature. Problem solving -- Juvenile literature. Railroads -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature. Notes: Includes index. Contents: New ideas for a growing country -- Early trains -- Starts and stops in government -- Railroad schemes -- The Workers -- Changing ways of life -- Race to the end -- The Railroad legacy. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2005015160 ISBN: 140423361X 9781404233614 1404260757 9781404260757 140423361X (library binding) 9781404233614 (library binding) Other Number: 60515263 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 191866 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 513.24 Shea Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
