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Many people travel long distances by airplane. Some drive hybrid cars powered by gasoline and electricity. But long ago, most people took long trips by boat or train. They drove gas-powered cars that people started by turning a crank. In what other ways has transportation changed? Read this book to find out! Learn how daily life has changed over time in the Comparing Past and Present series-part of the Lightning Bolt Books ™ collection.
Series
Pub. Date
s202
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The discoveries and inventions of today are poised to change the way you live in the near future. You might not think about it, but how people and things get from one place to another has changed greatly over the years. And, more innovation is on the way. How will you get where you need to go in the future? And who will be driving-or flying? Find out in Flying Cars and Other Transportation Tech!
6) Cool cars
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and illustrations describe different kinds of cars, including fast cars, police cars, taxis, and convertibles.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Beep! Beep! Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are excited to meet a bright yellow school bus. 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 misses the bus, it's up to Blue to get his friends to school on time. Beep! Beep! Vroooooom!
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little boy goes with his parents on an express bus to visit twins, in a taxi to visit Grandma, and in a car to see the county fair, then walks next door with his mother for a play date.
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Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Children all around the world go to school. Whether they're from Japan, Ukraine, Pakistan, or the United States, all students have the desire to learn about our world and shape the future. Some children walk for three hours while others take a bus or walk over a wire bridge. The treks of these students are unique, extraordinary, and even dangerous, and it emphasizes the common determination, perseverance, and sense of adventure shared by young people...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"These fabulous books are a must for any young reader with an interest in vehicles and machines. Each book is filled with amazing machines, fun facts, jokes, and age-appropriate text in colorful boxes. This book takes a close look at machines you can drive including monster trucks, tractors, and giant motorbikes. Find out which driving machine is the mightiest of them all!"--
17) My bus
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A bus driver named Joe heads out on his route, stopping at one bus stop after another to pick up passengers. He picks up five dogs and five cats in all, dropping nine of them off at the plane, train, or boat. The tenth passenger, a dog, Joe takes home"--
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In this penetrating narrative account, Hessler investigates China's lurch into modernity as he survives the advent of the nation's uniquely terrifying car culture, probes the transformation of village life, and explores China's frantic industrialization.
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every Thursday, as a break from mowing Big Island, McToad and his tractor make their way to Tiny Island, using various modes of transportation and types of machinery to get there and back.
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