Explains what different parts make up a train, that trains travel on special railroad tracks, and what trains are used to transport.

Even as airlines provide faster means of travel, ships and boats remain as important as ever in transporting passengers and cargo across the world's bodies of water. While ship design has become increasingly sophisticated with time, everything including the luxury liners, warships, and sailboats of today owe much to the watercraft that facilitated travel, trade, and war among ancient cultures. This detailed volume examines the development of the different...

Humans have long dreamt of communing with the skies and acquiring the ability to fly. The first experiments with balloon flight through the development of the Concorde and everything in between, aviation has transformed the way humans travel, especially over vast distances. This penetrating volume examines the various technologies and aircraft that have enabled human flight and includes a comprehensive section on the design and operation of airports....

Illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of trains and the work they do.

Simple text and color photographs introduce young readers to airplanes.

Illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of trucks and the work they do.

Describes various kinds of trucks, including garbage trucks, tow trucks, and tankers.

A simple introduction to different kinds of bulldozers and the work they do.

Describes a school bus and its different parts, including the lights, stop arm, back door, and mirrors.