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Take the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. Ride across dramatic viaducts, visit Britain's busiest railway hub and its least-used station, stop at Britain's highest station, meet the railway cats and dogs, and more! This lively, interactive book will inspire children - and adults - to seize the moment and explore the wonderf...

Explore the rarest routes, take historic rides, visit abandoned stations, uncover secret shortcuts, discover letter-based odysseys and embark on unique Tube challenges with this lively, interactive book. Find secret staircases, take an escalator expedition, race the Tube between stops and find the strangest station on the network! Bursting with facts and activities from YouTube train expert Geoff Marshall with additional sights to see from his co-creator of All the Stations, Vicki Pipe, this boo...

From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies. “This beautiful and brilliant history of not only what it means to be Black and dream of flying but to, against every odd, do so, completely blew me away.” —Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award Winner for Brown Girl Dreaming In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Am...

These 15 women fly outside the lines. Soar beside Black Hawk helicopter pilot turned politician Tammy Duckworth, hot air balloonist Edgora McEwan, or medevac pilot Dede Murawsky. Higher up, meet commercial and military aviators such as the Coast Guard’s Ronaqua Russell, the first African American female to receive the prestigious Air Medal for her rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey. Next, ride along with Tammie Jo Shults, whose story includes a harrowing catastrophic engine failure while...

  It’s a big question – how do spacecraft get to outer space? Spacecraft are incredible, as are the astrodynamics engineers who make space travel possible! Get ready to discover the science behind a spacecraft’s journey from start to finish, how satellites navigate their way around incoming asteroids, what space travel can reveal about the possibilities of space, and much more! Beautifully bound with stunning illustrations, The Big Questions Answered is more than just a series of books - it’s a...

Outlines the basics of automobile design emphasizing how the quest for speed influences design.

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.

As every intelligent aviator knows, the skies have no room for mistakes. Don’t be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In the current environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the U.S. airspace system. In this newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to reflect current FAA data. This handy reference book is an indispensable resource for members of the aviation community, as well as for aspiring pilots l...

This brilliant book brings together over 30 of the fastest machines ever invented. With fantastically detailed, true-to-life illustrations showcasing speedy supercars, spectacular superbikes, powerful planes and mighty monster trucks, Megafast is packed with awesome speed machines that have broken records around the world. With incredible statistics on maximum speeds, facts about engineering, and anecdotes about the journey from factory to road, racetrack or air, speed-lovers will find themselve...

William Bee presents this bumper book of all his favourite vehicles! Find out all about the weird and wonderful world of trucks, trains, and tractors, as well as aeroplanes, submarines, rockets and more! This hardback anthology of three books is the perfect gift for the little transport enthusiast in your life. Vroom Vroom! Peep Peep! We have blast off! William Bee is back with this bumper book of all his favourite vehicles! Find out all about the weir...

Best-selling author Patricia A. Pingry introduces young children to the historic voyage of the Mayflower with this simply written board book that releases just in time for the 400th anniversary of the landing of the ship.What happened when the Pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower 400 years ago? With this simple and factual introduction, children can learn about the preparations, voyage, and landing of the Mayflower. Thoroughly researched and historically accurate, this board book distills a pivota...

Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.

Learn to fly a plane according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulationsThe most complete guide to the rules of aviation accessible anywhere Contains all of the information needed to operate safely in US airspace and is fully updated If you are an aviation enthusiast or an aviator, you need to have the newest edition of the FAR/AIM. In the most recent edition of the FAR/AIM, produced by the FAA, all procedures, illustrations, and regulations are up-to-date and reflect current FAA data...

A year after the disappearance and commencement of the international search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, no sign of the plane has been found no debris, no bodies, no sign of the much-talked-about black box. Richard Belzer, George Noory, and David Wayne want to know why. Scrutinizing the theories the media and politicians claim are the "most likely" reasons the plane crashed, Belzer, Noory, and Wayne argue that if a year after a huge Boeing 777 has gone missing, and there's still no sign of...