Advantages: Great for Thomas and Train Fans Disadvantages: None
Edward the very useful engine is a book based on the Thomas TV series.
The front cover of the book has a picture of Edward and Thomas and there is a purple banner above the picture with the title of the book in yellow lettering. The back cover of the book is also purple and has a yellow square with smaller pictures of a few other titles available in the collection.
This edition is in hard back.
THE STORY
The book starts by telling us a bit about some of the engines on the Island of Sodor. Gordon was good at pulling the Express, Percy was good at carrying the mail and Edward was good at being a back engine.
It tells us that when the engines were heavy Edward would couple up behind and help them push.
Edward is an old engine and some of the other engines thought he was unreliable. Gordon and Percy thought that he should ...
Advantages: Great stories, good engines, educational experience Disadvantages: The new stories aren't as good
the mighty express train and he is very proud of that fact. He is very reluctant to join in with games that the other engines play because he is so protective of his reputation.
Henry - The other big engine on the line who often operates the busy passenger lines. He stars in my favourite Thomas episode of all. As the rain falls, Henry thinks that it will destroy his beautiful coat of paint so he stops in a tunnel and refuses to move. As a result, the Fat Controller blocks the tunnel and he is left a lonely, sad an unused engine. He learns the errors of his ways and comes to the rescue when Gordon breaks down.
James - A medium sized red painted engine who has a number of different jobs on the railway. He doesn't appear in too many stories but he does often seem to be the engine who sorts out problems between others.
Edward - Much similar ...
Once upon a time about 50 years ago and then again about 40 years ago in a land not so very far away from here called Wales, there lived a little green steam engine called Ivor. Ivor the Engine worked out of Llaniog railway station. Ivor could sometimes be a naughty little engine because he had a mind of his own. His favourite hobbies are singing with the local choir, making tea and visiting the seaside. Ivor has lots of friends where he lives, including Dai the Station master, Owen the signal man, Evan Evans the Choir master, Mrs Porty, a rather eccentric lady who loves buying new hats, Mr Dinwiddy, who describes himself as an amateur scientist, lives in the hills where he digs for gold and is always losing his boots but Ivor's bestest friend in the whole wide world is Edwin Jones, Ivor's driver. Ivor also loves animals and has ...
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Product details
EAN
9781568814223
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Information Technology
Subgenre
Programming
Title
Multiplayer Gaming and Engine Coding for the Torque Game Engine
Author
Edward F. Maurina
Release Date
06-Sep-12
ISBN
1568814224
Manufacturer's product description
Multiplayer Gaming and Engine Coding for the Torque Game Engine shows game programmers how to get the most out of the Torque Game Engine (TGE), which is an inexpensive professional game engine available from GarageGames. This book allows people to make multiplayer games with TGE and also tells them how to improve their games by modifying the engine source code itself. After reading this book and completing the exercises on the accompanying CD, game programmers will be well prepared to make their own complex, exciting games using the Torque Game Engine.
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