Car Transportation

Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how police cars work and what they do. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.

Hier ist mächtig was los: Die Kinder Toni, Abena, Kojo und Lenny sind hautnah dabei, wenn die Feuerwehr eine brennende Mülltonne löscht, Tonis Katze aus einem Baum rettet und ein Hornissennest umsiedelt. Als Hobby-Detektive stellen die Kinder ihren Spürsinn unter Beweis und helfen bei einer Suchaktion der Polizei. Auch im Fußballstadion und am Badesee schauen sie mutigen Einsatzkräften über die Schulter. Jede der 15 abgeschlossenen Geschichten bietet kleine Häppchen Sachwissen.

The Tootings are stuck in 1966! Somebody's stolen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and left them behind. But that's not their biggest problem. Their biggest problem is that Little Harry's been kidnapped by whoever nicked their magical car. There's only one solution. The Tootings must find the Potts - the family that originally built Chitty. Sharing their combined knowledge of how Chitty works, the families stand a chance of rescuing Little Harry and finding the most brilliant car in the world.

Sixth book in the Arthur series - Arthur's Cars, Trucks and Monster Machines.

Rick has been studying maps and traffic patterns for years, and devises solutions to improve Los Angeles' notoriously terrible traffic that he calls his Snarl Solutions. He has big ideas, but not enough resources - until his artistic friend, Mila brings him to a Girl Scout meeting. Every week at Miss Diamond's art studio, the scouts paint recycled traffic signs with their own designs. The signs will be hung all over Los Angeles to beautify the city with art. But Rick, The Colossus of Roads, has ulterior motives...

This audiobook offers listeners a close-up look at monster trucks. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides a thrilling overview of this exciting vehicle.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

Fun sound-effects and whimsical music help tell the story of “Dumpy The Dump Truck.” Dumpy the Dump Truck loves to work for his driver Joe. Nothing makes him happier than to carry a big load of rocks and dump it into a great big pile. But one day when Joe has a huge job to do, Dumpy learns that he isn’t the biggest, fastest, strongest, or the newest Dump Truck in town. This makes Dumpy sad. Find out what happens when Dumpy decides to not compare himself to others, but to work hard to get his job done.

When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious hero, and why does he disappear once his job is done?

This close-up look at some of the world's most exciting vehicles introduces listeners to choppers, dragsters, monster trucks, and more. Each audiobook examines multiple facets of these vehicles, including their history, an engaging description of their most important parts, and the technology behind them. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this high-octane series is sure to thrill vehicle enthusiasts.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about startups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

In this installment of dino competition, meat eaters face off against plant eaters in three high-speed auto events: drag racing, off-road racing, and stock-car racing. Lisa Wheeler's rhymes explore thoughtful questions such as: Which dinosaurs would make the best chasers for support in a desert off-road race? Does T-Rex's king status transfer to the track? And can Diplodocus actually fit inside a stock car?

Listeners will get a close look at some of their favorite model cars from some of the biggest names in the automobile industry. Each title discusses the history of the car, what it looks like, and how fast it can go!

In a time when people believed flying was impossible, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier proved that the sky wasn’t the limit. When most thought horseback was the only way to race, Bertha and Karl Benz fired up their engines. From the invention of the bicycle and the passenger steam locomotive to the first liquid-fuel propelled rocket and industrial robot, inventors across the world have redefined travel. Informative and celebratory, this collective biography tells the story of the experiments, failures, and successes of visionaries who changed the way the world moves.

Trains and railways have been moving humans and goods for more than 200 years. This series will delve into the histories of some of the most well-known passenger trains that still operate today.

Here's a biographical profile of the Duesenberg brothers, Augie and Fred, who built some of America's most famous cars, cars that today sell for millions at auctions. Jay Leno, owner of an extensive classic car collection, calls the Duesenberg SJ his favorite car. He feels it is "probably the greatest American car" ever built. The Duesenberg name evokes images of a European heritage, an automobile built in the image and traditions of iconic stalwarts such as Mercedes, Benz, Bugatti and Ferrari.

Der weltberühmte Rennwagen Lightning McQueen liebt sein Leben auf der Rennstrecke, in dem er gegen seine lebenslangen Freunde und Kollegen antritt. Doch eine neue Ära bricht an, als eines Tages McQueen und seine Freunde vom neuen Hightech-Rennwagen Jackson Storm abgehängt werden. Einer nach dem anderen werden die alten Rennwagen von McQueens Generation durch neue Supercars mit neuen Trainingsmethoden ersetzt. Aber Lightning weigert sich, seine Karriere aufzugeben - er will immer noch Rennen fahren! Und er will gewinnen.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you

Top dog Duke and his busy crew of construction worker dogs have a big day ahead of them as they race to repair a road. With miles of new road to lay, the crew gets to work using equipment like bulldozers, steamrollers, and paving trucks. But what happens when a rocky hill blocks the way? Time to bring in the demolition crew!