tires

On a dark and stormy night, Melvin the truck rolls into a spooky junkyard to find a replacement for his flat tire.

Describes the invention and development of recycled rubber tires; and includes a glossary, Web sites, and bibliography for further reading.

Contains an overview of how a rubber tire is made, in simple text with illustrations, explaining how the rubber is grown, tapped, synthesized, and heated in a mold.

A lonely boy in a new town makes some friends after learning how to ride on top of a Super Zoom tire.

Simple text and photographs illustrate tires torn to tiny pieces by a shredder.