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2) The lunatic express: discovering the world-- via its most dangerous buses, boats, trains, and planes
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Documents the author's six-month effort to circumnavigate the globe by means of the statistically most dangerous methods, a journey that provides insight into the hazards that influence everyday life in a variety of cultures.
3) Airplanes
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Contains photographs and information about airplanes, explaining what they are, looking at the different parts of a plane, and describing a trip on a jumbo jet.
4) Helicopters
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to Helicopters. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade. "--Provided by publisher.
5) Trains
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Contains photographs and information about trains, discussing what they are, and looking at different train cars, as well as the engine.
6) Fire trucks
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Contains photographs and information about fire trucks, discussing the work they do, and looking at the different parts of a fire truck.
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"Pitch black": Journey to a remote, hostile planet with a group of marooned passengers who learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. ""Dark fury": Riddick battles ruthless soldiers of fortune and vicious creatures. "The chronicles of Riddick": Riddick finds himself humanity's unlikely champion.
9) Ships
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Contains photographs and information about ships, explaining what they are and what they do, and looking at the parts of a ship, as well as different kinds of ships.
10) Snowplows
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to Snowplows. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade. "--Provided by publisher.
11) I'm dirty!
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A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls off a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so.
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John Sedgwick recounts the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the "little family" of his Rio Grande, coming down from Denver, hoping to showcase the majesty of the Rockies, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe, venturing west from Kansas. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in Colorado soon evolves into an all-out battle as each man...
16) Freight train
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Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
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From the photographer who brought Thoreau's Walden and Cape Cod to life comes a new work combining classic literature with brand-new photography. This time, Scot Miller takes on the seminal work of John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra. The book details Muir's first extended trip to the Sierra Nevada in what is now Yosemite National Park, a landscape that entranced him immediately and had a profound effect on his life. The towering waterfalls,...
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"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the historic first flight ever to life. Kids will feel as though they are at Kitty Hawk with Wilbur and Orville Wright as the brothers prepare to test their aircraft. They'll also learn about the history of flight and the skepticism that greeted the Wrights when they, at first, refused to release the photograph of their successful flight"--
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