Helen Plum Library

"From trolleys and wagons to cars and spaceships, transportation has changed over the years. Descriptive text and historical photographs give readers a peek into the ways we used to get around"--

"There was no looking back after the wheel was invented. It allowed people to build carts to transport their goods and, eventually, those carts turned into means of transportation for people. But there were also horses, and donkeys, and bullocks for transporting goods and people. There were stagecoaches, and trains, and cars. And there were boats-all kinds of boats-and all kinds of airplanes. People are very good at inventing ways to make their lives...

Nerdy babies explore things that go. Learn about the planes, trains, and automobiles that carry people and cargo all over the world

Learning to ride a bike is an important part of growing up. Those first pedals down the sidewalk open up a new world on the wheels of a young reader's bike. This book puts beginning readers behind the handlebars of these machines and all the places they can go. From a trip to the park to a ride to school, bikes are the perfect way to travel the neighborhood. Young readers experience these joys through accessible text paired with vibrant full-color...

Bear uses a variety of vehicles to travel to destinations which include the seaside, a castle, and even outer space

A vocabulary-building story about dogs engaged in every imaginable type of activity

"Nobody ever talks to strangers on the train. It's a rule. But what would happen if they did? From the New York Times bestselling author of The Authenticity Project, a heartwarming novel about unexpected friendships and the joy of connecting. Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station by train, accompanied by her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she...

"Defines through text and photos core terms related to transportation"--