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How will I get to school this year?

2013
A student considers various creatures that she could take to school instead of the "smelly school bus.".

Armored fighting vehicles of World Wars I and II

2007
Text and over 370 photographs describe ninety armored fighting vehicles used during World War I and World War II.

School bus

1985
Follows the progress of school buses as they take children to school and bring them home again.

Some kids use wheelchairs

2008
Explains why some children use wheelchairs and describes the active lives that children in wheelchairs have, just like other kids.

Air Force One

2004
Explores the history and usage of aircraft to transport the president, especially Air Force One, the planes which have been a symbol of the United States for fifty years.

Air Force One

2004
Examines the history of Air Force One, presidents who used air travel beginning with Franklin Roosevelt, who was the first president to fly while in office, and the various aircraft designed for the Commander-in-Chief.

Rural teens on the move

cars, motorcycles, and off-road vehicles
2008
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.

Air Force One

the aircraft that shaped the modern presidency
2003
Full-color and archival photographs show how airliners have been used by U.S. presidents in the second half of the twentieth century, and explains how the presidency itself has been affected by the events and advances of the 1900s.

Senior citizens and driving

2008
Contains eleven essays which address issues surrounding senior citizens and driving, such as the safety and screening of senior drivers, transit programs, and the effects if taking the keys away from elderly drivers.

The President's car

1981
Text and illustrations present the carriages and cars used by American Presidents.

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