With the aid of science, researchers are now able to discern the secrets to super strength and super speed in animals. Using technology, they have recreated some of these powers for application and use by humans. Readers will discover the advances and future of super strength and super speed, presented through scientific studies, sidebars, and facts.
"This nonfiction book for middle readers is full of . . . tales of inventors and innovators who have accidentally changed the world. The book also features profiles of inventive kids and teenagers"--Provided by publisher.
Examines the history and development of transportation from ancient times to today, discussing cars, trains, and planes. Features color photographs, fact boxes, a glossary, a timeline, an activity, and further resources.
Examines how the invention of the automobile changed the world. Discusses its origins, evolution, and possible future. Includes color photographs, sidebars, a glossary, and further resources.
"Traces the development of American industry from its roots in eighteenth-century England through its decline around the time of World War II. From the steam engine to the telegraph to the motion picture industry, McCormick shows how, in less than two hundred years, the Industrial Revolution was able to transform the United States from an agricultural country of small farmers to the richest and most powerful industrial nation in the world"--Back cover.
