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 Larchmont Disaster Off Block Island: Rhode Island's TitanicOn February 11, 1907, the steamship Larchmont collided with the schooner Harry Knowlton. Thrown from their bunks, passengers of the Larchmont panicked and ran onto the ship's deck. Haphazardly loaded lifeboats set out only partially full, and shrieks from those left behind were heard...
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Cars: Discover Series Picture Book for ChildrenTime to take a drive Featuring full-color photographs of cars, buses, trucks and more, CARS is ideal for children who love seeing things that go. Each page features a brilliantly photographed image along with a title so the next time your four-year-old is debating...
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Commercial Airline Pilot: Here's the Info You Need"So You Want to Be a... Commercial Airline Pilot" puts you inside the cockpit of a modern-day airliner for an insider's look at one of the most glamorized; yet deadly professions in the world. What makes an airline captain; and how did they end...
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Full Size Fords 1955-1970The photos in this edition are black and white.By 1955, the one-size car to fit all-customers era ended, and by 1960, Ford offered compact, mid-size, and full-size cars. While Ford's Mustang and Thunderbird stole the headlines, Ford's full-size models, the Galaxies, Fairlanes, XL/500s, LTD,...
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High-Performance Mustang Builder's Guide 1994-2004The photos in this edition are black and white.Before the introduction of the 05+ models, 1994-'04 Mustangs represented a high-water mark for late- model Mustang enthusiasts. From the '94-'95s with the 5.0L, through the '96-'04 models with the 2- and 4-valve 4.6Ls, to the...
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Garbage TrucksA kindergarten-level introduction to garbage trucks, covering their purpose, where they are found, the people who work with them, and such defining features as their hoppers.Author: Quinn M. ArnoldPublisher: Creative EducationPublished: 01/01/2017Pages: 24Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 8.80h x 8.90w x 0.30dISBN: 9781608187904Audience: Ages...
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Lost Passenger Steamships of Lake MichiganFrom the arrival of the first steamship to Lake Michigan in 1821 through the turbulent booms and busts of more than 130 years, passenger steamers of this bygone era provided an essential link for immigrants, excursionists, businesspeople and leisure travelers. On offer were dining,...
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Tuning for Speed294 pages, 130 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. In 1963, Temple Press UK published a revised and expanded 4th UK edition of 'Tuning for Speed' and, in 1965, they published a reprint of that 1963 edition. Both the 1963 and...
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R Is for Race: A Stock Car AlphabetGet your motor running for stock car racing. America's fastest-growing sport. Fans young and old will "lap" up the ABCs on racing's famous people and memorable moments.Author: Brad HerzogPublisher: Sleeping Bear PressPublished: 07/01/2006Pages: 1Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 10.22h x 11.12w x 0.38dISBN: 9781585362721Audience: Ages...
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The Two Henrys: Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and Their RailroadsThey shared first names. They both first came to Florida looking for a healthy place for their wives. And they both fell in love with the place and with its potential. Henry Plant and Henry Flagler also shared passions for railroads and hotels--and they...
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Land Rover 110 Perentie Fitted For Radio (FFR) 4x4: Supplemental Electrical & Mechanical Repair Handbook and InstructionsIn the 1980s and 90s the Australian Defence Force introduced a much-modified Land Rover 110 as the Defence Force's basic lightweight utility vehicle. The radio versions of this vehicle are known as the "Truck, Utility, Lightweight, FFR (Fitted For Radio), MC2" and the "Truck,...
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Legendary Locals of GallupGeography has conspired to make Gallup, New Mexico, a special place with unique people and a colorful history. It has been a place of struggle and extremes where cultures have clashed, mixed, and melded. Gallup is a community that is simultaneously challenging and uplifting,...
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C4 Corvette Buyers Guide: A Reference for the Purchase and Maintenance of the 4th Generation Corvette"C4 Corvette Buyers Guide - A Reference for the Purchase and Maintenance of the 4th Generation Corvette." With the 4th Generation Corvette - known as the C4 model - enthusiasts have an opportunity to purchase arguably the biggest bang for the buck in pre-owned...
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Professor Porsche's Wars: The Secret Life of Ferdinand Porsche, the Legendary Engineer Who Armed Two Belligerents Through Four Decades**Endorsements: ** 'Fascinating and meticulously researched.' The Spectator 'The connection between weapons and industrial design is strong at Porsche. This is the subject of an engrossing new book, Professor Porsche's Wars.' Stephen Bayley, Octane 'Ludvigsen approaches the legend from a new and surprisingly rich...
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What Is Nasa?Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet...
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Torn in Two: The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man's Survival on the Open SeaDennis Hale reached the dock just in time to see the Daniel J. Morrell heading out to open waters, a 600-foot freighter that had plied the waters for sixty years, carrying ore from Minnesota's Iron Range to steel firms around the Great Lakes. The...
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BackhoesDig and scoop Here comes a backhoe. Large, colorful photographs and easy-to-read text gives young learners an up-close look at their favorite construction vehicles.Author: Kathryn ClayPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 08/01/2016Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 6.80h x 6.70w x 0.20dISBN: 9781515725329Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 1Point...
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Police Cars on the GoCarefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how police cars work and what they do. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.Author: Anne J. SpaightPublisher: Lerner ClassroomPublished: 08/01/2016Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize:...
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Manifesto: A Revolutionary Approach to General Aviation Maintenance"There's a dirty little secret about aviation maintenance: it often breaks aircraft instead of fixing them." "Manifesto" is the much-anticipated first book from renowned aviation columnist and speaker Mike Busch. Written in typical no-nonsense style, it lays out the basis of Mike's "minimalist" maintenance...
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Electric VehiclesDid you know the first battery-powered vehicle was created in the 1830s? People who attended the 1892 World's Fair in Chicago could see one. And in 1894, you could buy an "Electrobat" and travel 25 miles on a single charge Since then, EVs have...
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