transportation

Photographs and text look at the different ways of traveling on land, in water, and in the sky.

Questions and answers describe several types of vehicles that use wings, wheels, or sails as their means of propulsion. Includes facts and statistics on vehicular movement and suggestions for activities and projects.

Hank's mother is having the baby, but Hank, his sister, and their father are trapped in a snowstorm in Vermont.

Presents an introduction to shapes, in simple text and illustrations, as the reader is invited to find different geometric forms along a road.

Explains how Conestoga wagons were built and driven as well as their historical significance and importance to the early American economy.

"Discover the vehicles that make it possible to travel fast-- from the quickest pedal-powered bicycles to twin-hulled hydroplanes, from rocket-powered cars to hypersonic aircraft"--P. [4] of cover.

The Hog family tries various modes of transportation to get to the opera with decidedly unexpected results.

Brief text and illustrations introduce the different means of transport used in various parts of the world.

Etchings with descriptive text provide a look at various modes of transportation--boats, sleighs, coaches, railroads, and even horseless carriages--of the past.

Helps children understand how their actions affect the environment, explaining the larger impact travel has on resources and the climate.