motor vehicles

Examines the lives of teens in rural North America, focusing on the various types of vehicles used in the country for work and play, including cars and trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles, and discussing the importance of safety and the future of rural transportation.

Looks at a variety of vehicles that are designed for a specific purpose, including a street sweeper, garbage truck, armored van, and others.

Text and photographs introduce various large machines with wheels, including a snowblower, a trash truck, a ready-mix truck, and a platform loader.

Depicts such vehicles as the bulldozer, combine harvester, street cleaner, fire engine, backhoe, and concrete mixer.

A look at the cars, trains, and airplanes of the future.

Presents and discusses the internal workings of record breaking machines.

Briefly describes some unusual land vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles, Indy cars, jet cars, dragsters, tanks, and solar cars.

Provides instructions for using milk cartons, egg cartons, and other materials to make such vehicles as cars, buses, sailboats, and more. Includes related projects to help the reader appreciate each vehicle.

Describes the importance of using alternative forms of transportation and includes suggestions for how children can help conserve fuel.

Presents color illustrations of various types of vehicles used by workers, and challenges readers to guess who the vehicles belong to. Includes information about each featured line of work and the importance of the vehicle to the job.