Amphibious vehicles are necessary for militaries that need to get men and supplies from sea to shoreline. Readers will learn about the different kinds of amphibious vehicles and how they move over water and land! Big full-bleed photographs, new glossary terms, and a close up look at a vehicle will keep readers wanting more! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Table of contents; Glossary of key words; Suggested websites; Index.
the story of John Paul Stapp and how a renegade doctor became the fastest man on Earth
Ryan, Craig
Explores the life of John Paul Stapp, hailed by "Time" magazine as "the Fastest Man on Earth" after his 1954 experiment to test how fast a human being could go on land--turns out, over six hundred miles an hour--and also how quickly he could come to a complete stop--just over a second.
"Join the LEGO minifigures as they rush to the rescue. Watch the police, firefighters, and other everyday heroes in action and find out amazing facts about their amazing work"--Back cover.
Batman rules the streets of Gotham City. But are the high-tech features in his road vehicles real? The answer may surprise you. Explores how the features in the Batmobile and Batcycle are rooted in real-world science and engineering.
Presents the history of wheeled transportation, covering creation and development of early vehicles with wheels, automobiles, design, trucks and buses, motorcycles and bicycles, roads and highways, and more.
Side-by-side photographs reveal how methods of travel, including airplanes, trains, and automobiles, have changed and become more efficient. Includes a glossary and further reading sources.
