transportation, automotive

Anyone who has ever ridden in a car will appreciate this fascinating title about how the automobile got its start. Fun facts, a timeline, and inventor and automobile profiles show the importance of this amazing invention!.

A collection of fifteen essays that discuss many points of view about self-driving cars.

See dangerous dragsters, mighty monster trucks, and speedy supercars! Watch a stunt car leap through flames, discover vehicles that can travel on water, and meet autos that have made it in the movies. Test your knowledge and have hours of fun with eight pages of activities!.

Explores all types of automobiles, including cars of the past, concept cars, race cars, and monster trucks, and discusses how cars are made, safety tests, and fuels of the future.

Reviews the history of America's relationship with the automobile, provides an overview of the global oil and auto industries, discusses the negative effects of a car-centric culture, and offers advice on how to address the problem.

Examines how highways and government policies have transformed and expanded American communities, bringing growth and development to unsettled areas and undermining existing urban centers.

Presents an overview of the history and development of the automobile and its impact on the twentieth century.

Discusses the environmental damage and safety problems associated with the internal combustion engine, with an emphasis on emissions and air pollution, and examines various solutions and alternatives to the situation.

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.

Discusses the automobile's role in polluting the environment and ways of decreasing the damage.