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2) Henry Ford
Author
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Lexile measure
410L
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans.
Author
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their pioneering efforts in the development of the airplane.
4) Fire engines
Author
Publisher
Enslow
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
5) Race cars
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
6) Trains
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explains what different parts make up a train, that trains travel on special railroad tracks, and what trains are used to transport.
7) Airplanes
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Large text and color photos explain the different types of airplains, the pilots and the runways.
8) Big rigs
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : pages, color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
10) Cars of the past
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color), photographs, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
11) The U.S. mail
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of the United States mail from the Pony Express to today and describes the mailing process.
12) Airplanes
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the history of flight and to specific airplanes of the past, present, and future.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the impact of trains in the United States as they allowed settlers to move West in large numbers and get needed supplies, helped farmers to move goods to market, and provided transportation for commuters.
15) Tractors
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes different kinds of tractors and other related machines and the work they do.
16) Trains
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An overview of the history and uses of railroads.
Author
Publisher
Enslow
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses different types of trucks, from light pickup trucks to the massive crawler-transporters that move space shuttles to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
20) Bulldozers
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
A simple introduction to different kinds of bulldozers and the work they do.
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