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Machines in motion : the amazing history of transportation Cover Image Book

Machines in motion : the amazing history of transportation / Tom Jackson ; illustrated by Chris Mould.

Jackson, Tom, 1972- (author.). Mould, Chris, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"This book takes readers on a journey through the developmental history of various modes of transportation - from chariots to electric cars, dugout canoes to ocean liners, cable cars to bullet trains, and the many iterations in between. The fascinating stories behind each of these machines join together to reveal a comprehensive history of how new and inventive forms of transportation have built off one another to change our world." -- amazon.com

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  • ISBN: 9781547603374
  • ISBN: 1547603372
  • ISBN: 1547603380
  • ISBN: 9781547603381
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, [2020]

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General Note:
"First published in Great Britain as Amazing Transport in February 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc."- T.p. verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Trains -- Overground & underground -- Ships -- More ships -- Cars -- More cars -- Balloons -- Bikes -- Aeroplanes -- Tanks -- Helicopters -- Working vehicles -- Submarines -- Rockets -- Spacecraft.

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Subject:
Transportation > History > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Trivia and miscellanea.

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  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Mars Hill Library JNF J 388.09 JAC (Text) 30229101162674 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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Summary: "This book takes readers on a journey through the developmental history of various modes of transportation - from chariots to electric cars, dugout canoes to ocean liners, cable cars to bullet trains, and the many iterations in between. The fascinating stories behind each of these machines join together to reveal a comprehensive history of how new and inventive forms of transportation have built off one another to change our world." -- amazon.com

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