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1) Buses
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the inventors, history, early models, major parts, and workings of buses.
2) Fire engines
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and photos describe fire fighters and fire engines. Includes hands-on activity: Flow
3) Cargo ships
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes early models, major parts, and the workings of cargo ships.
6) Ambulances
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes ambulances, the equipment they carry, and the work they do.
8) Cars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs describe a variety of cars, including family cars, limousines, dragsters, and hybrid automobiles. Includes a time line, a glossary, resources, and an index.
9) Airplanes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Have you ever wondered how new planes are developed? The Innovation in TransportationaPlanes takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the way we think about flying.
10) Trains
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses where the fastest train in the world is, how a train is able to go under the English Channel, and what the next generation of trains may look like.
11) Cargo ships
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
We hear a lot about the new global economy. How does it work? How are we able to transport so many products around the world? How have innovations in the development of Cargo Ships fueled the global economy? Find the answers to these questions and more when you take a look at cargo ships from a new perspective.
12) Passenger ships
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces children to the history of passenger ships, describing how they have been used to transport people around the world for centuries, how the passenger ship industry was impacted by the development of air travel, and what the future might hold for the ships.
13) Cars
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the automotive industry.
14) Motorcycles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the way we think about motorcycles.
15) Space travel
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses who developed the space shuttle and who was the first man to walk on the moon.