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Machines in motion : the amazing history of transportation / Tom Jackson ; illustrated by Chris Mould.

Jackson, Tom, 1972- (author.). Mould, Chris, (illustrator.).

Summary:
"This book takes readers on a journey through the developmental history of various modes of transportation - from chariots to electric cars, dugout canoes to ocean liners, cable cars to bullet trains, and the many iterations in between. The fascinating stories behind each of these machines join together to reveal a comprehensive history of how new and inventive forms of transportation have built off one another to change our world." -- amazon.com

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781547603374
  • ISBN: 1547603372
  • ISBN: 1547603380
  • ISBN: 9781547603381
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Great Britain as Amazing Transport in February 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc."- T.p. verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Trains -- Overground & underground -- Ships -- More ships -- Cars -- More cars -- Balloons -- Bikes -- Aeroplanes -- Tanks -- Helicopters -- Working vehicles -- Submarines -- Rockets -- Spacecraft.
Subject: Transportation > History > Juvenile literature.
Transportation > History.
Genre: Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Trivia and miscellanea.

Available copies

  • 7 of 8 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library J 388.09 JAC (Text) 37268003074010 AHMFL Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library JNF 388.09 JACKSON (Text) 35031301171090 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Juniata County Library J 388.09 JAC (Text) 39640100586591 JUNM Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Martin Library Kids 388.09 JAC Nonfiction (Text) 33454005713029 Childrens Area Available -
Milton Public Library J 388.09 JAC (Text) 33226001092966 MLTM Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library j 388.09 J (Text) 30003009112671 Childrens Area Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main J 388.09 Jac (Text) 33223008531252 Children's Non-fiction Checked Out 05/10/2024
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library J 388.09 JAC (Text) 33249024329850 Children's Non-fiction Available -


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