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Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Focuses on fashion during the first decades of the 20th century while charting the rise of the automobile, the birth of suffragettes, and the impact of World War I on couture.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sometimes achieving big things requires the ability to think small. This simple concept was the driving force that propelled the Volkswagen Beetle to become an avatar of American-style freedom, a household brand, and a global icon. The VW Bug inspired the ad men of Madison Avenue, beguiled Woodstock Nation, and has recently been re-imagined for the hipster generation. And while today it is surely one of the most recognizable cars in the world, few...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When the devastation wrought by endless dust storms in 1930s Oklahoma makes orphans of Jack, his schoolmate Jane, and her brother Tony, they take the truck of a dead man and set out to find a new start.
6) The racers: how an outcast driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car challenged Hitler's best
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"In the years before World War II, Adolf Hitler wanted to prove the greatness of the Third Reich in everything from track and field to motorsports. The Nazis poured money into the development of new race cars, and Mercedes-Benz came out with a stable of supercharged automobiles called Silver Arrows. Their drivers dominated the sensational world of European Grand Prix racing and saluted Hitler on their many returns home with victory. As the Third Reich...
7) Copyboy
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Newspaper copyboy Victor Vollmer sets out from Memphis to spread the ashes of Mr. Spiro, his friend and mentor, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and with the help of new friend Philomene he may meet the challenge.
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Self-driving cars are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of cars from early steam-powered wagons to toady's luxury sedans. The father of Self-Driving Cars, Sebastian Thrun, is featured, and a colorful infographic shows how a Google Car works. Readers will learn about advancements in computer technology that made cars more automated and how car companies are continuing to expand the capabilities of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Paula Grey explores how creative thinkers--sometimes collaborating, sometimes competing, and always building on the work of their predecessors--have envisioned new ways to move about in the world. From the first foot migration out of Africa to the ModelT Ford, hot air balloons, submarines, rickshaws, and moon rockets, humans have combined imagination, daring, and scientific and technical knowledge to improve existing vehicles or create new ones....
10) The Nevada car
Publisher
Arthur Gould
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
"The Nevada Museum of Art commissioned David Best, a Petaluma, California junk sculptor. To create the Nevada Car. With the help of over 400 volunteers, a 1971 International pick-up truck was welded and glued with over 4,000 fascinating objects, becoming the Nevada theme car ... in a mere six days. On the seventh day, it took part in the largest tourist event in Reno, Hot August Nights"--Container label.
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