Machines in Motion

The most important machines in history are perhaps the ones that helped win wars. The U.S. military has developed some of the most advanced military machines the world has ever seen. With exciting stories and full-color photographs of vehicles like tanks, helicopters, and Jeeps, readers discover how the wheels of history have been pushed along with the help of some impressive military machines. Readers even learn to draw their own military machines as they explore the technology behind victory in this exciting book. A concluding quiz at the end of the book tests what they've learned about these combat creations.

The massive eighteen-wheel trucks that barrel past us on the highway are impressive vehicles, indeed, and we rely on them for our very way of life. Readers will learn more about these massive machines that help ship all kinds of packages and supplies across the country in this thrilling book. With the help of full-color photographs, readers discover the many different types of trucks, from enormous transport trucks to the pickup truck their family might own. A concluding quiz helps readers reinforce new terms and facts they've learned in the text, and a helpful guide to writing a book report gives readers the chance to apply their knowledge in a practical way. They can even draw their own truck with the help of easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. • High-interest topic attracts reluctant readers • Reading level appropriate for many ages • Full-color photographs • Table of contents, glossary, and index guide readers through each book • Suggested books and websites provide additional learning opportunities

Before people could explore outer space, they had to invent the vehicles that could get them there. Readers learn all about the rockets, shuttles, and space stations that sent people into space, and the amazing machines that help explore the far reaches of our solar system. Full-color photographs help highlight the coolest and most advanced space machines humans have created. Readers can even learn how to draw their own space shuttle, and take a quiz to reinforce what they've learned about the machines that have taken mankind further than ever before.

Cars are everywhere, but how much do we really know about how they work? Readers learn more about not just the family car, but also about the thrill rides of sports cars and race cars. Full-color photographs and fun facts enhance accessible yet exciting information about the many different vehicles we see on the roads--and on the racetrack--today. Readers discover the differences between a sedan and a coupe, the different "boxes" that make up cars, and much more. They're shown step-by-step how to draw their own car, and even how to write a report on what they've learned. A quiz at the end of the book will test readers on their newfound automobile knowledge. • High-interest topic attracts reluctant readers • Reading level appropriate for many ages • Full-color photographs • Table of contents, glossary, and index guide readers through each book • Suggested books and websites provide additional learning opportunities

Airplanes took the limits of machines to new heights, soaring through the skies and changing the way we travel. Readers learn about the first plane with a jet engine and the first big cargo carrier that moved people and supplies around the world in this amazing book full of vibrant photographs. Readers can take a concluding quiz to find out what they've learned, and even draw their own planes with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Life above the clouds has always been exciting, and this book will put young readers right into the high-flying action. • High-interest topic attracts reluctant readers • Reading level appropriate for many ages • Full-color photographs • Table of contents, glossary, and index guide readers through each book • Suggested books and websites provide additional learning opportunities

Modern marvels like skyscrapers and highways have been built with the help of the most advanced construction machines ever imagined. As today's buildings get bigger and more complicated, the vehicles that build them have followed suit. With the help of full-color photographs, readers learn more about gigantic machines that can carve tunnels through solid stone and cranes, trucks, and bulldozers that help build-and tear down-the structures that make our cities and towns. Readers can draw their own construction vehicles with the help of simple instructions, and take a fun quiz at the end of the book to make sure they remember what these big machines are made of! • High-interest topic attracts reluctant readers • Reading level appropriate for many ages • Full-color photographs • Table of contents, glossary, and index guide readers through each book • Suggested books and websites provide additional learning opportunities