Description
Book SynopsisBook 4 of the series. Peter and Grandpa have a daring rescue mission (or two) and build a watermill to power the house and farm. Of course there are plenty of adventures and Grandpa's stories. Age 6-12.
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Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Big Freeze; Chapter 2 Charge the Drift!; Chapter 3 Fairy Hillocks; Chapter 4 Station Lights; Chapter 5 The Watermill; Chapter 6 Construction Begins; Chapter 7 The Dukes Dog; Chapter 8 Wired Up; Chapter 9 Throw the Switch; Chapter 10 The Steam Car (Mis)Adventure; Chapter 11 Railway to the Rescue. Technical Contents; Snow ploughs; Ice bursting pipes; What is electricity; Circuits and Switches; Watermills; Energy and Power; Motors and Generators; Driving a Locomotive; Boiler and Piston/Cylinder.
