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Diggers
(Paperback)
Amy Johnson; Illustrated by Kristen Collier
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R224
Discovery Miles 2 240
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Stock Cars
(Paperback)
Ashley Gish
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R213
R176
Discovery Miles 1 760
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Maurice is the Station Mouse, and so he must follow The Station Mouse Handbook:
Rule 1: A Station Mouse must remain unseen.
Rule 2: A Station Mouse must never go out in the daytime.
Rule 3: A Station Mouse must never approach the passengers.
Now, there's a reason why these rules exist: people do not like mice. And if Maurice breaks the rules, even to help a little boy who has lost something very important, there's going to be a price to pay…
Its tires are over five feet tall. It is as heavy as an elephant.
And it can jump, race, and crush like a monster It's a monster
truck
Whether racing over ramps, plowing through mud, or crushing cars,
monster trucks are the biggest and baddest trucks out there The
bestselling and award-winning team that brought you "Choppers " and
"Motorcycles , " author Susan E. Goodman and photographer Michael
J. Doolittle, show readers how these beasts came to be, how they
work, how they get ready for a show, and some of the exciting
tricks that only monster trucks can do. This action-packed Step 3
Step into Reading beginning reader is filled with you-are-there
color photographs
Informative and fast-paced, this book is perfect for boys and girls
who love everything on wheels
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Trucks
(Paperback)
Amy Johnson; Illustrated by Craig Shuttlewood
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R224
Discovery Miles 2 240
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Submarines
(Hardcover)
Marty Gitlin
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R568
R455
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Follow the development of trains, planes and ships, as they have
grown more powerful, faster, and more fantastical through
engineering skill, design and ambition. Get to grips with the
mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering. Find out
about awe-inspiring buildings and technology. he books in the
Awesome Engineering series are filled with impactful artwork,
diagrams and explanations that make the awesome feats of
engineering easy to understand. Bright and bold artwork, alongside
clear explanations and diagrams, guide you through a chronology of
landmark engineering achievements from around the world. Perfect
for readers aged 9 and up.
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Tractors
(Spiral bound)
Jean-Marie Valat; Illustrated by Gabriel Rebufello; Translated by Penelope Stanley-Baker
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R269
R226
Discovery Miles 2 260
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Dirt Bikes
(Paperback)
Gary Sprott
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R201
R169
Discovery Miles 1 690
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Take a look at the world's most inventive hybrid cars in How
Electric and Hybrid Cars Work. Discover how a hybrid engine is
structured and how its different parts work, the different types of
hybrid car available, how hybrid cars provide a green alternative
to gas and oil powered cars and the revolutionary new hybrid cars
that we could be driving in the future. Explore the world's most
revolutionary and exciting ecological developments in Eco Works.
This series for 9+ readers examines how green technology is finding
inventive solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing us
today. From sourcing sustainable energy and reducing our carbon
footprints through to creating recycling processes and community
gardens that provide our growing urban populations with green space
and food, find out exactly how and why 'eco works'.
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Harbor Bound
(Hardcover)
Catherine Bailey; Illustrated by Ellen Shi
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R362
Discovery Miles 3 620
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Two Little Trains
(Hardcover)
Margaret Wise Brown; Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
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R352
R296
Discovery Miles 2 960
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"Skillfully designed and composed, Pizzoli's cheerful
interpretation is thoroughly modern and charming. Swoonworthy for
train lovers and preschoolers alike." -Kirkus (starred review) The
classic picture book from Margaret Wise Brown about two trains and
their cross-country journey from east to west, with a bold new look
from Geisel Award-winning artist Greg Pizzoli. Two little trains
went down the track, Two little trains went West. PUFF PUFF PUFF
CHUG CHUG CHUG Two little trains to the West. A streamlined train
and a little old train journey through hills and over mountains,
crossing rivers and plains, in this treasured story from Margaret
Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon. Reimagined with bold and
vibrant art by Geisel Award-winning artist Greg Pizzoli, this
updated edition is perfect for fans of things that go. Makes for a
great baby shower gift! "Pizzoli's illustrations...add texture,
vibrancy, and bring the journey to new life....Toddlers and
preschoolers who love trains will delight in the tale while adults
familiar with the original book will appreciate the opportunity to
introduce it to a new generation."-School Library Journal (starred
review) "The soothing clickity-clack of the late Brown's verse
lulls as effectively as when it first appeared 70 years
ago."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This is a storytime
winner. Blocky clear shapes, vivid colors, and simple designs make
each page burst with an energy that will appeal to the smallest
child."-Booklist
Flight. Loneliness. Fear. Danger. Courage. Charles Lindbergh
considered all these things and more when he set out for Paris on
the morning of May 20, 1927, with only two compasses and the stars
for his guides. Experience all the drama of Lindbergh's
history-making flight with startling intimacy as you travel along
with the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, and follow
the courage and endurance of one man who dared to make his dream
come true.
-- "(A) glorious re-creation of an epic adventure". -- Publishers
Weekly, boxed review
"Brings new life to one of the stories of the century". --
Kirkus Reviews
From racing cars to campervans and everything in between! Find all
about 30 different types of car - the smallest, largest, fastest
and even driverless - in this beautifully illustrated and annotated
first guide.
On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first
transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit,
Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative
paintings, here is the story of that great American adventure--and
the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay
a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.
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