A fast-paced, high-interest introduction to touring cars, powerful race cars known for their strong engines and use in a variety of races. Also included is a biographical story about touring car driver Gordon Shedden.
A fast-paced, high-interest introduction to dragsters, lightweight race cars known for their wide rear tires and use in drag races. Also included is a biographical story about dragster driver Antron Brown.
Readers will follow along as a young boy packs a suitcase, goes to the airport, and travels by plane to a very special destination.
Delightful illustrations and descriptive language bring this story of a first train ride to life.
Readers will follow along as a young boy packs a suitcase, goes to the airport, and travels by plane to a very special destination.
Delightful illustrations and descriptive language bring this story of a first train ride to life.
Monster trucks are wild, but Crazy Monster Trucks are even cooler! Kids will love the colorful, whacky illustrations and simple text. Get them reading!
In Spanish - how do big construction machines do their job? Young readers will see that they use the force of push and pull to get the work done.
Trucks deliver things. We use trucks to take us places and trucks to deleiver us food and other things.
Exciting and colorful images attract readers to this book that breaks down the important parts of a bike, describes where and how riders can drive them safely
Snowmobiles rule the snow! Used in search and rescue, ridden for adventure, or jumped hundreds of feet through the air, snowmobiles get pushed to the limit. Cool, action photos show what makes these snow machines so much fun to ride.
All kids love to race. This book gets kids reading as they learn about the fun and fast sport of Stock Car Racing.
Why ride a motor Quad? See what makes these 4-wheel dirt machines fast and fun to ride. Great images helps you use your imagination as you see what these motor bikes are all about.
These are the fastest cars on Earth—faster than a jet fighter plane. Learn what makes them so fast, what happens to the engine after every race, and why the drivers do burnouts. Exciting and colorful images attract readers to this book.
Exciting and colorful images attract readers to this book. See what makes these motorbikes ready to ride off-road. Describes the important parts of a bike along with where and how riders can ride them.
Cars are cool, but Crazy Cars are even cooler! Kids will love the colorful, whacky illustrations and simple text.
Big trucks are great, but big trucks are awesome! Kids will love the cool and colorful illustrations and simple text.
Readers will see what it takes to move dirt and rock, lift heavy materials, and to build smooth roads for travel. This photo-packed book about construction machines helps students understand that vehicles can be tools.
Cars take you places. We use seat belts and car seats to keep us safe. And this is transportation at a basic level.
Big trucks carry every kind of product across the country. This book of big trucks will keep kids interested as they learn more of what they see on the roads.
As a girl, Amelia Earhart aspired to a future that would take her beyond the family and medical problems of her younger years, as well as the restrictions imposed on her because she was female. Widely celebrated for her long-distance flights, she also set records for altitude and speed, and helped develop passenger airline service. As a writer and magazine editor, Earhart also further advanced the cause of flight and of women in aviation. Her disappearance during a daring around-the-world flight in 1937 has been a source of intrigue for over 80 years. Earhart’s life and career have provided inspiration to generations of young people, particularly those whose paths have been beset with obstacles and barriers.
When tanks roared onto the battlefield for the first time in World War I, these mechanical beasts changed how battles were fought and how wars were won. Tanks at War looks at the history of tanks, the always-changing technology of weaponry and armor, and how tactics for the use of tanks in battle have changed from a hundred years ago to modern conflicts today. Read about new technologies in the works for the future including robotic tanks and invisibility cloaking devices.
From rickshaws and rowboats to camels and cargo ships, this dynamic title looks at the different ways people and things move from place to place. Readers will learn how climate and environment affect transportation around the world.
The Underground, the Metro, the Tube, the subway - whatever you call it, underground transit is a mark of a modern city public transportation system. Packed with historic and contemporary photographs, this compelling book will grab readers with an interest in subways and railways. Also included are underground escape routes and abandoned underground tunnel systems.
Automobile companies and the military must keep secret the development of cutting-edge transportation technology to stay one step ahead of competitors and enemies. Readers will love this awesome book which describes car labs where researchers develop the latest super-secret models, and how technology experts in the military develop new ways for vehicles to go undetected.
