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2) Dragsters
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and photographs describe dragsters, special cars made for racing.
5) On water
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes various water vehicles and their uses, including an aircraft carrier, hydrofoil, and airboat.
6) On land
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly describes some unusual land vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles, Indy cars, jet cars, dragsters, tanks, and solar cars.
7) Big rigs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Big rigs fascinate by their size and power. Kids see these massive trucks on the highway or at truck stops and wonder what it would be like to be in the driver's seat. This book takes readers inside.
9) In the air
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly describes some of the machines that fly in the air, including the Wright brothers' flying machine, helicopters, ultralights, dirigibles, hurricane hunting planes, supersonic airplanes, and others.
11) On ice and snow
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes special machines such as snowmobiles, snow plows, ice breakers, and tundra buggies which are used to remove or travel on ice and snow.
13) Planes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book traces the history of powered flight, from 1903 to 2005, describing the Wright Brothers' "The Flyer," jetliners, megalifters, amphibious patrol planes, X-planes, jump jets, stealth fighters, and robot flyers,
14) Under the sea
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes different kinds of submersibles, ships that can go underwater, including submarines, bathyscaphes, and the ABE or Autonomous Benthic Explorer.
19) Long limousines
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text describes limousines, how they are made, and special ones such as the president's. Includes color photos and a glossary.