motor vehicles

Looks at robotic space exploration, starting with NASA's introduction of the Discovery program in 1992, the Genesis mission, and Curiosity which is exploring if Mars can support life.

Introduces transportation themes through photographs and brief text that uses words and short phrases relating to the subject for each letter of the alphabet.

A boy and his parents prepare breakfast at their truck stop for drivers of eighteen-wheelers, tankers, moving vans, and other vehicles, while Uncle Marty checks tires and makes repairs.

Text and pictures describe a variety of vehicles for young readers.

Examines the various working vehicles found on a farm and in other areas of the community such as tractors and cultivators, feed trucks, livestock trailers, balers and combines, drilling rigs, schoolbuses, and plows.

Shows the types of motor vehicles children might see on the streets of a typical city and describes the services they provide.

Describes how different types of transportation harm the planet and explains how people can work together to minimize the damage.

Pictures and simple text describe different kinds of motor vehicles and the work they are used for.

Illustrations of various types of motor vehicles, from passenger cars to airplanes, are accompanied by labeled diagrams of each vehicle's dashboard. A glossary of terms is included.

Counts down the world's most memorable failures in transportation devices, discussing what was learned from each failure.