Traces the history of road travel from the discovery of the wheel to the twenty-first century, and provides information about people and inventions that contributed to road travel progress.
Surveys the development of automobiles, bicycles, trucks, and motorcycles and briefly discusses such related topics as motor sports, pollution, and safety.
Photographs show pavers making the roads we drive on every day. Straightforward text explains to young readers the components of these machines and the tasks they perform.
After reading about faraway lands, a young girl closes her eyes and imagines all the wonderful places a road could take her, from a cave full of treasure to a witch's house and even to Mexico.
Best friends Agatha May Walker and Eulalie Scruggs, who live on opposite sides of busy Rushmore Boulevard, inspire their neighbors to come together and make their street a much more pleasant place.
Explains how a road is built first introducing the crew, then showing all the trucks in action, and finally showing the brand-new road as it comes to bustling life.
Tells the story of the country's highways and how they unified and changed the nation. Also describing American ingenuity, engineering, and public spirit along the way.
