transportation

Looks at the effects that various means of transportation have on ecology throughout the world, and what changes need to be made to expand the advantages of modern transportation and preserve the natural environment.

A history of land travel from walking to wagons to the sophisticated modes of travel in the present and projected for the future.

Traces the development of transportation from the days of the Roman Empire to today's fast-moving society and outlines the benefits and problems that traffic can bring.

An anthology of contemporary poems by a variety of authors about wheels and vehicles that roll.

Examines the development of boats and ships from earliest times to ocean liners and giant carriers of today.

Follows a young man as he uses different modes of transportation to make the long difficult trip from Massachusetts to Virginia in the spring of 1775.

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various means of transportation used by man from prehistory to the present day.

Describes how different types of transportation harm the planet and explains how people can work together to minimize the damage.

An account of the most widely-used delivery systems in the nineteenth-century United States, stagecoaches and the Pony Express, discussing their development and challenges faced during their growth.

Rhyming verses describe the sights and sounds of morning traffic as cars, trucks, and airplanes rev up their engines and go.