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Travel in old Virginia was many things, but it was never dull. Stagecoaches were the primary means of transport, carrying mail as well as passengers. Trips that now take hours lasted for days. Coach trips could be dangerous, and all-hands situations arose quickly. A traveler might need to apply horsemanship, carpentry, leather-mending or the sheer brawny effort of shoving the coach out of a muddy ditch. Inns across the state catered to stagecoach...
42) Freight trains
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2001.
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Describes early models, major parts, and the workings of freight trains.
43) Airplanes
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2000.
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English
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An introduction to airplanes, discussing how they fly, the main components to a plane, early models, and interesting facts.
44) Passenger trains
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2000.
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Discusses passenger trains, how they work, their history and inventors, how modern trains compare to early models, and what it is like to travel on them.
46) Trains
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Hop in! This title will take you where you want to go. Early readers will gather basic information about trains through simple, easy-to-read text. And they will love the colorful full-bleed photographs, bolded glossary terms, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
48) Motorcycles
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Introduces types of motorcycles and their main parts.
49) Trains
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Choo choo! The train is here! A freight train carries coal. A commuter train carries many workers. Through delightfully simple text and bright, close-up photos, beginning readers will learn about train parts, types, and uses. All Little Pebble books have an Accelerated Reader ATOS level of 1.0 or below.
50) Ships
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Presents a close-up look at the parts of a ship and different types of ships.
51) Airplane
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In this wonderful PreK-1 book, students will learn all about what it's like to ride on an airplane as well as the parts and people that make it go!
52) Subway
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In this wonderful PreK-1 book, students will learn all about what it's like to ride a subway as well as the parts and people that make it go!
53) Train
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In this wonderful PreK-1 book, students will learn all about what it's like to ride on a train as well as the parts and people that make it go!
54) School Bus
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In this wonderful Pre-K-1 book, students will learn all about what it's like to ride on a school bus as well as all the parts and people that make it go!
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Fascinating text-and-photo documentary details economic, social upheaval following inauguration of Long Island Rail Road's service in 1844. 225 rare photos provide splendid views of early coaches, locomotives, snow-removal operations, stations, passengers, crew, much more. Extensive captions.
56) Cars
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Your new family car looks very different than the Model T developed by Henry Ford. Cars of today are much faster, safer, and more reliable than the Model T. Have you ever wondered how new cars are developed? The Innovation in Transportation series takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the automotive industry.
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