roads

A toad has a new house on top of a hill but there is no road until toad builds one.

Describes, in text and illustrations, the construction, function, and maintenance of different types of roads.

An elderly couple happily spend their days waving to all the passersby on their rural road--until a freeway is built; but, they refuse to lose hope and eventually life returns to the way it was.

During World War II, a little boy is sent to live with his grandma, a cook in a camp for workers building a road through the wilderness.

Reviews the history of road building in the U.S. from the first paved streets of colonial times, to the early western wagon trails, and to today's Interstate Highway System.

Larry McMurtry chronicles the experiences he had while traveling the roads of America and reminices about his boyhood memories that are related to travel.

Traces the history of American roads, from early paths created by the buffalo and the native Americans, to the city streets and highways of today.

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.