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The Women by Hannah, Kristin
The Women
A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time...
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Funny Story by Henry, Emily
Funny Story
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024...
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Explore the best books on transportation, featuring engaging reads on buses, trains, and cars for all ages, including top picks for preschoolers and captivating picture books. Find your next favorite transportation book at our online bookstore, showcasing bestsellers and highly recommended reads.

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  • Car Science: An Under-The-Hood, Behind-The-Dash Look at How Cars Work by Hammond, Richard
    Car Science: An Under-The-Hood, Behind-The-Dash Look at How Cars Work
    From Top Gear's Richard Hammond, Car Science is an intuitive and exciting children's science book on all things cars. In four sections, Car Science includes a timeline of automotive invention; a "how it works" guide to modern cars, with exploded diagrams, cutaways, and computer...
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  • BMW Milestones by Köckritz, Michael
    BMW Milestones
    "Sheer Driving Pleasure"; a slogan associated with one brand by car fans worldwide: BMW. In his customary detailed manner, Michael Köckritz guides his readers through all the significant points of the company's history in his latest coffee table book, "BMW Milestones". He showcases the...
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  • Bizzy Bear: Ambulance Rescue: (Interactive Emergency Vehicle Board Book for Toddlers - With Sturdy Tabs and Slides to Push and Pull) by Davies, Benji
    Bizzy Bear: Ambulance Rescue: (Interactive Emergency Vehicle Board Book for Toddlers - With Sturdy Tabs and Slides to Push and Pull)
    Bizzy Bear is ready to help with an emergency rescue in his ambulance! Today Bizzy Bear is working as a paramedic. And when the emergency call comes in, there isn't a moment to lose! Help him drive the ambulance and switch on the flashing...
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  • 882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic by Brewster, Hugh
    882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic
    The one illustrated book that tells the complete, heart-stopping story of the legendary ship. "A fantastic book... The 882 1/2 answers in this book truly are amazing -- both for the scope of information they cover as well as for the depth of details...
    $16.95 USD
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  • The Racecar Alphabet by Floca, Brian
    The Racecar Alphabet
    A is for Automobiles, machines on wheels. B is for Belts turning, fuel burning, the buzz and bark of engines. C is for Curves and crowds and cars, of course -- A century of racecars, from bare beginnings to present-day marvels, from stock cars...
    $19.99 USD
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  • Amazing Machines: Big Truckload of Fun by Mitton, Tony
    Amazing Machines: Big Truckload of Fun
    The bestselling Amazing Machines series of picture storybooks is now available in one fantastic fire truck! Now with 14 favorite storybooks inside, the Big Truckload of Fun collection is the perfect gift for every preschooler who loves things that go. From airplanes and ambulances...
    $39.99 USD
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  • Smash! Crash! by Scieszka, Jon
    Smash! Crash!
    Welcome to Jon Scieszka's Trucktown, a brand-new preschool/kindergarten series that will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It's a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls...
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  • GM 6.2 & 6.5 Liter Diesel Engines: How to Rebuild by Kershaw, John F.
    GM 6.2 & 6.5 Liter Diesel Engines: How to Rebuild
    Finally, a rebuild and performance guide for GM 6.2 and 6.5L diesel engines!In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was considerable pressure on the Detroit automakers to increase the fuel efficiency for their automotive and light-truck lines. While efficient electronic engine controls and...
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  • Construction Machines For Kids: heavy construction vehicles, machinery on a construction site children's book by Butler, Conrad K.
    Construction Machines For Kids: heavy construction vehicles, machinery on a construction site children's book
    Kids love big and heavy machines. Especially when they make a lot of noise on the construction site!Show your child what is used for woodworking, road building, and moving large amounts of material. This simple book covers 22 machines from Excavators to Skidders, most...
    $8.99 USD
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  • My Car by Barton, Byron
    My Car
    With bright, clear art and prose as clean as Sam the narrator's shiny engine, this preschooler-friendly book explores transportation, the parts of a car, signs and signals, night and day, community, and occupations.Bright, graphic artwork invites readers to count, name colors and shapes, and...
    $19.99 USD
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  • Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore by Lieb, Emily
    Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore
    Traces the birth, plunder, and scavenging of Rosemont, a Black middle-class neighborhood in Baltimore. In the mid-1950s Baltimore's Rosemont neighborhood was alive and vibrant with smart rowhouses, a sprawling park, corner grocery stores, and doctor's offices. By 1957, a proposed expressway threatened to gut...
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    $47.50 USD
  • Tow Truck Joe by Sobel, June
    Tow Truck Joe
    Joe the Tow and his pup, Patch, are on the go--and always there for a car or truck in need--in this rhyming picture book sure to appeal to fans of Little Blue Truck and Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site!Welcome to Motor City, a busy little...
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  • Titanic: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic by Osborne, Mary Pope
    Titanic: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic
    The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back...
    $7.99 USD
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  • The Definitive Shelby Mustang Guide: 1965-1970 by Kolasa, Greg
    The Definitive Shelby Mustang Guide: 1965-1970
    All car enthusiasts know about Shelby Mustangs, but what really separates them from their production-line relatives? What really makes a Shelby a Shelby? This new book from Shelby American Auto Club (SAAC) historian and registrar Greg Kolasa details the specifics on the performance and...
    $50.08 USD
    $50.08 USD
  • Hot Wheels Let's Race: Turbocharged Activity Book by Mattel
    Hot Wheels Let's Race: Turbocharged Activity Book
    Based on the hit Netflix show, Hot Wheels Let's Race, this full-color book is filled with a virtual garage full of activities. Also includes stickers! This activity book will give you child everything they need to have fun while using their cognitive- and problem-solving...
    $9.99 USD
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  • Let's Go on a Digger by Taplin, Sam
    Let's Go on a Digger
    The world of the building site comes alive as the digger helps to scoop up and carry rubble with a vroom and a clatter and a CRASH! A perfect, fun way for children to find out about what a digger does as it rumbles...
    $12.99 USD
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  • Legendary Farm Tractors: A Photographic History by Morland, Andrew
    Legendary Farm Tractors: A Photographic History
    If you're a tractor enthusiast with a passion for tractor photography, Legendary Farm Tractors is a dream-come-true pictorial produced with you in mind. Containing more color photographs of more types of farm tractors than any other book in print, Legendary Farm Tractors presents tractors...
    $29.99 USD
    $29.99 USD
  • Demolition: (A Rhyming Construction Book with Trucks, Cranes, Wrecking Balls, and Noisy Vehicles for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kids Ages 2-5 by Sutton, Sally
    Demolition: (A Rhyming Construction Book with Trucks, Cranes, Wrecking Balls, and Noisy Vehicles for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kids Ages 2-5
    "This is all about as good as it gets for truck-obsessed preschoolers." -- The Horn Book (starred review) From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack!) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack!), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is...
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  • Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm by Steers, Billy
    Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm
    Sibley the horse lives on Stony Meadow Farm and is a hard worker the whole year round. Then Tractor Mac arrives at the farm, and suddenly, everything that Sibley used to do, Tractor Mac does, too. Sibley wonders if there is any room left...
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  • 100 Years of American Cars by Publications International Ltd
    100 Years of American Cars
    Take a ride through a century of American automotive excellence, with 100 Years of American Cars! An overview of the American automobile from 1925 to 2025--from Model T's and Mustangs to Challengers and Cybertrucks. This book shows popular cars and design trends from each...
    $19.98 USD
    $19.98 USD

Best Transportation Books on Bus, Train, and Car Travel

Transportation books are a fascinating genre that cater to a wide range of readers, from curious preschoolers to dedicated enthusiasts of buses, trains, and cars. These books not only entertain but also educate readers about various modes of transportation and their histories. This article highlights some of the best books on transportation, including picture books about transportation.

For young children, "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper is a classic picture book about a brave little train. Its story of determination and positivity is paired with colorful illustrations, making it a perennial favorite among preschoolers.

"Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld is another popular choice. This picture book takes children to a bustling construction site where different types of vehicles, including trucks and cranes, wind down for the night. Its rhythmic text and engaging illustrations captivate young readers.

For children interested in a broader view of transportation, "Things That Go" from the DK Readers series is an excellent option. This book offers a comprehensive look at various vehicles, from buses and trains to cars and airplanes, with vivid photographs and easy-to-understand text.

Older readers and adults might enjoy "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" by Marc Levinson. This book delves into the history of the shipping container and its transformative impact on global trade and transportation.

"Car: The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile" by DK is a must-read for car enthusiasts. This book provides a detailed and visually stunning history of cars, from their inception to modern designs.

For train aficionados, "The Great Railway Bazaar" by Paul Theroux offers a captivating travelogue of the author’s journey by train through Europe, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia. Theroux's vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes bring the world of rail travel to life.

FAQ's

Q. What are some must-read transportation books for preschoolers?

A. Some must-read transportation books for preschoolers include "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper and "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld. These picture books are engaging and educational, making them perfect for young children.

Q. Are there transportation books that cover multiple types of vehicles?

A. Yes, "Things That Go" from the DK Readers series is an excellent book that covers a wide range of vehicles, including buses, trains, cars, and airplanes. It provides vivid photographs and simple text that are easy for children to understand.

Q. Where can I find a list of the best transportation books?

A. You can find lists of the best transportation books on websites like Goodreads, Amazon, and various online bookstores. These sites offer curated lists, reader reviews, and ratings to help you choose the best books for your interests.

Q. What are some recommended transportation books for adults?

A. For adults, some recommended transportation books include "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" by Marc Levinson, "Car: The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile" by DK, and "The Great Railway Bazaar" by Paul Theroux. These books provide in-depth insights into different aspects of transportation.

Q. Can I find transportation books in digital formats?

A. Yes, many transportation books are available in digital formats. You can find e-books and audiobooks on platforms like Amazon Kindle, Audible, and Google Books. Digital formats offer the convenience of accessing books on your electronic devices anytime, anywhere.

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