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Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA's 1961 Women in Space program. Funk breezed through the rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating those of many of the male candidates—even John Glenn. Just one week before Funk was to enter the final phase of training, the entire program was abruptly cancelled. Politics and prejudice meant that none of the more-than-qualified women ever went to...
62) Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Experience the race of rails to link the country—and meet the men behind this incredible feat—in a riveting story about the building of the transcontinental railroad, brought to life with archival photos.
In the 1850s, gold fever swept the West, but people had to walk, sail, or ride horses for months on end to seek their fortune. The question of faster, safer transportation was posed by national leaders. But with 1,800 miles
63) Auto Technician
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an auto technician. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
Author
Publisher
Motorbooks
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Enjoy a (slow) spin around the old rink in the only history of the world-famous Zamboni ice resurfacer...now available in an updated edition to celebrate the 70th birthday of these iconic machines!
Until 1949, resurfacing an ice rink required an ungainly tractor-pulled shaver followed by three or four workers scooping away the shavings and then spraying and squeegeeing water. The process—including the refreezing—took...
Until 1949, resurfacing an ice rink required an ungainly tractor-pulled shaver followed by three or four workers scooping away the shavings and then spraying and squeegeeing water. The process—including the refreezing—took...
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an air traffic controller. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Perfect for STEM and space storytimes, this musical mission to Mars will have young astronauts singing along as they learn the science of space travel.
Explore the science behind a trip to Mars, from launch to landing on the Red Planet. Set to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell," this jaunty journey follows five adorable, bobble-headed astronauts as they learn how to bathe in zero gravity, grow veggies in space, and entertain themselves...
Explore the science behind a trip to Mars, from launch to landing on the Red Planet. Set to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell," this jaunty journey follows five adorable, bobble-headed astronauts as they learn how to bathe in zero gravity, grow veggies in space, and entertain themselves...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
All of aviation's dangerous, exciting, and most courageous moments are featured within this stunning compendium on flight. Packed with stories of heroic and innovative pioneers, fascinating profiles of remarkable planes from Spitfires to space shuttles, and how-to instructions for making everything from origami helicopters to bottle rockets—all accompanied by sensational photographs, illustrations, and diagrams—Cleared for Takeoff promises...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
The breakout star of Discovery's hit automotive restoration show Fast N' Loud takes readers on an entertaining ride through his wild life and behind the scenes of his hit show in this memoir and automotive handbook, revving with outrageous details and jaw-dropping stories, and injected with the quick-witted, foul-mouthed charm viewers love.
"If we're gonna have fun, it better have a motor!"
In Fast N' Loud, Richard Rawlings pushes into
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Language
English
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Description
Here is the little-known history of Otto Lilienthal, a daring man whose more than 2,000 successful flights inspired the Wright Brothers and other aviation pioneers.
In 1862, balloons were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn’t want to fly in balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird. Scientists, teachers, and news reporters everywhere said flying was impossible. Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted...
In 1862, balloons were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn’t want to fly in balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird. Scientists, teachers, and news reporters everywhere said flying was impossible. Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing rain and howling winds, it is one of the most forbidding places in the world. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death. In 1864 Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of the island. Utterly alone in a dense coastal forest, plagued by stinging blowflies...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, four hundred and fifty Freedom Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage for the civil rights movement. In this new version of his encyclopedic Freedom Riders, Raymond Arsenault offers a significantly condensed and tautly written account. With characters and plot...
72) Trains!
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Digital Learning
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Chug along with Train while he is at work.
73) Trucks!
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Digital Learning
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Follow a day in the life of Truck while he is at work.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Tom Standage's fleet-footed and surprising global histories have delighted fans and sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Now, he returns with a provocative account of an overlooked form of technology-personal transportation-and explores how it has shaped societies and cultures over millennia. Beginning around 3,500 BCE with the wheel-a device that didn't catch on until a couple thousand years after its invention-Standage zips through the eras of...
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
To haul liquid or liquid gas in a permanently mounted cargo tank or a portable tank that holds 1,000 or more gallons, drivers need to pass their state's DMV's Tank Vehicles endorsement test. This online practice will help prepare you to earn your endorsement.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Hazardous materials include explosives, certain gases, certain solids, and flammable and combustible liquids. These materials, often abbreviated as HAZMAT, pose a risk to people, property, and the environment. For this reason, commercial drivers need a special endorsement in order to transport hazardous materials in their CMV.This online practice will help prepare you to pass your state DMV's Hazardous Materials endorsement test.
77) Garbage Trucks
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Beginning readers can ride along on a trash collection route with this fun title! Simple, predictable text introduces the parts and jobs of garbage trucks, while diagrams and other features reinforce the content. Crisp photos and a colorful design make this an engaging read for those just starting out.
78) Helicopters
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Look up! It's a helicopter! This fun title helps readers who are just starting out learn about the parts and jobs of helicopters. Predictable sentences and bright, colorful photos support readers, and simple features reinforce the text. This title will help beginning readers soar!
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"The Erie Canal rubbed Aladdin's lamp. America awoke, catching for the first time the wondrous vision of its own dimensions and power."—Francis Kimball, American architectThe technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most...
80) Tractors
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Up for almost any job, a tractor is a dependable farmhand. This field machine plows, plants, and bales hay, among other things. It also lets many different pieces of farm equipment hitch a ride. The powerful tractors rolling through this book will pull along beginning readers.
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