Transportation
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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The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: Or a Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical SeamanshipFirst published in 1808, The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor became a standard guide throughout the 19th century in both England and the United States. Author Darcy Lever compiled the text for a young gentleman whose inclinations at that time led him to the...
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Horse-Drawn Commercial Vehicles: 255 Illustrations of Nineteenth-Century Stagecoaches, Delivery Wagons, Fire Engines, Etc.Over 250 authentic royalty-free depictions of lunch wagons, ice wagons, freight wagons, fire engines, stagecoaches, hearses, and many other vintage vehicles, shown in detailed engravings and photographs, culled from rare trade periodicals in the Smithsonian Institution. Detailed captions. Introduction.Author: Donald H. BerkebilePublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished:...
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Story of the "Titanic": 24 CardsThe splendor and tragedy of the legendary "Titanic" captured in dramatic photo and illustration cardsShe was "unsinkable" a splendid monument to modern engineering and nautical design. But on her maiden voyage, during the night of April 14, 1912, the White Star superliner Titanic struck...
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American Sailing Ships: Their Plans and HistoryMaster seaman, shipbuilder, and nautical chronicler Charles G. Davis here charts an anecdotal, highly personal course through our rich nautical history. Written in a style both entertaining and informal through which bubbles a genuine love of sailing vessels and sea lore, American Sailing Ships...
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Trapped on the D.C. Train!From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season In the thirteenth book of the Capital Mysteries--an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.-- KC...
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Last Train to Texas: My Railroad OdysseyMidnight train rides, head-on freight collisions--there is never a dull moment when it comes to trains. Take a look at America's biggest railroads and meet the thunderous personalities who operate them.In Last Train to Texas, author Fred W. Frailey examines the workings behind the...
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Navigation: A Very Short IntroductionFrom the Bronze Age mariners of the Mediterranean to contemporary sailors using satellite-based technologies, the history of navigation at sea, the art of finding a position and setting a course, is fascinating. The scientific and technological developments that have enabled accurate measurements of position...
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Build Your Own Electric MotorcyclePublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A step-by-step guide to building an electric motorcycle from the ground upWritten by alternative fuel expert Carl Vogel,...
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Half a Wing, Three Engines and a PrayerPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A well-researched, highly readable account of a B-17 combat crew's experienceIn 1943, when the outcome of World...
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The Berenstain Bears Take Off!Learn all about the history of flight in this high-flying addition to the classic New York Times bestselling series.The Berenstain Bears attend the Big Air Show at Bear Country Airport and watch jet planes, helicopters, rocket planes, and more, all from inside a hot-air...
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Mighty Truck: Zip and BeepClarence was just a muddy pickup. One day there was a big storm, and lightning zapped the car wash. Now Clarence has a secret: Water turns him into MIGHTY TRUCK Mighty Truck is super strong, super fast . . . and a super fun...
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The Berenstain Bears Take Off!Learn all about the history of flight in this high-flying addition to the classic New York Times bestselling series.The Berenstain Bears attend the Big Air Show at Bear Country Airport and watch jet planes, helicopters, rocket planes, and more, all from inside a hot-air...
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Digger and Tom!Sebastien Braun follows up Toot and Pop with Digger and Tom , another brightly colored picture book featuring vehicles preschool kids love. Digger and Tom is set at a construction site. Little Digger is eager to help with the work, but all the other...
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Raiders and Rebels: The Golden Age of Piracy"A dramatic tale. . . . Sherry brings the pirates vividly to life with his rousing telling of their daring cruises and outrageous feats. . . . I heartily recommend Raiders and Rebels to anyone who enjoys history, a tale of high adventure, the...
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British Trolleybus Systems - London and South-East England: An Historic OverviewAlthough there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the 'trackless tram' (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country's...
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Railways of South West Scotland: Two Generations of PhotographyIllustrated with over 180 photographs, this book presents two generations of railway photography of the southwest of Scotland. The two 20-year periods of 1960-80 and 2001-21 were chosen because the former covers the changeover years from steam to diesel, and the latter covers privatization,...
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TunnelsAs part of the Chinese Modern Engineering series, this fine picture book introduces the history of tunnels and important knowledge about various kinds of tunnels that are making a huge impact on people's lives.Author: Rui XiaPublisher: Royal Collins Publishing CompanyPublished: 07/01/2022Pages: 44Binding Type: HardcoverWeight:...
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How Did the Creature Cross the Road?Readers discover fish ladders and "salmon cannons" in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, rope swings for monkeys in China, colorful crab bridges in Australia, and roadway overpasses in Canada's Banff National Park that allow bears and deer to safely cross roads.Author: Joanne MatternPublisher: Red Chair...
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Things That Go: Felt BookTouch, feel, learn, and play! Learn new vehicles from bus to train! Little hands will love to explore the soft felt pages and playful pictures in this bright, interactive book.Author: IgloobooksPublisher: Igloo BooksPublished: 06/21/2022Pages: 12Binding Type: Board BookWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 5.80h x 5.75w x 1.20dISBN:...
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Count the Cars, Planes, Trucks & Trains!: A Fun Puzzle Activity Book for 2-5 Year OldsCan you count all of the yellow cars? How about adding up all of the monster trucks? You'll soon discover in this fun game, Count the Cars, Planes, Trucks & Trains! There's a whopping 17 picture packed puzzles in this book; some focus on...
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