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Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"In July 1917 Ford Motor Company introduced a one-ton chassis for commercial trucks, marking what many historians feel was its official entry into the dedicated truck business. Prior to this the company had offered commercial cars, including depot hacks and delivery van bodies mounted on its standard passenger car chassis. Dealers had also offered small after-market pickup beds that could be placed on the rear of a Model T car to convert it to a pickup....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In every age, science and technology have advanced human civilization. From architecture to engineering, medicine to transportation, humans have invented extraordinary wonders. Transportation technology has seen significant changes over the centuries. Ancient people traveled on foot and on the backs of animals. People invented wheels and sailing ships, which helped them travel farther and carry larger loads. Fast forward to modern cars, subways, and...
46) Titanic
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Discover the luxury of this famous ship - and the exploration of its remains on the ocean floor. Detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Some children walk to school; others ride a bus. Children go by ferry in New York, vaporetto in Italy, trolley car in San Francisco, and helicopter in the Alaskan Tundra. With fun-filled rhymes and colorful illustrations, children will discover just how much fun getting to school can be.
49) The automobile
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about automobiles. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
50) Airplanes
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses how planes fly, their parts, and their different uses.
Author
Series
Mercy Watson volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
52) Sky chasers
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
The race is on to be the first to discover the secret of flight! Magpie is soon caught up in a world of science, spies, and unruly animals to be the first to passenger in a hot air balloon. Yesterday, Magpie was one of the best thieves in all of France. But an encounter with a boy dangling from the sky will change her life forever. And even though it ends in disaster, Magpie becomes enthralled by the idea of flying over the rooftops of Paris like...
55) Transportation
Author
Series
Nerdy babies volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Nerdy babies explore things that go. Learn about the planes, trains, and automobiles that carry people and cargo all over the world.
57) Bizarre vehicles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Can you imagine traveling to school in a flying saucer? What about on a bike-like contraption that looks like a giant donut? People invent all kinds of interesting ways to get around. Some vehicles can get you where you're going faster and better than ever. Others are mostly for fun. Learn about some of the world's wackiest vehicles.
58) Space shuttle
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A simple introduction to the space shuttle, describing its equipment, parts, uses, and journey into space.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Gramps takes Brother, Sister, and Honey around town with Big Jake to learn all about construction vehicles. They see different types of machines workers use at construction sites, farms, and even in the woods. These are certainly no ordinary machines--they are big machines!
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Ride along to school with the #1 New York Times best-selling Little Blue Truck and meet Blue's new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Beep-beep! Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are excited to meet a bright yellow school bus on the road. They see all the little animals lined up in the school bus's many windows, and Blue wishes he could be a school bus too. What a fun job--but much too big for a little pickup like Blue. Or is it? When somebody...