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"Congested city streets are noisy and thick with cars and trucks, while pedestrians and cyclists are squeezed to the dangerous edges--but does it have to be this way? Imagine a city where we aren't stuck in cars, where clean air makes it easier to breathe, and where transit is easy to access--and on time. Imagine a city where streets are for people! This fun, accessible and ultimately hopeful book explores sustainable transportation around the globe,...

"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...

Depicts such modes of transportation as a ferryboat, a large jet plane, a sports car, a camper RV, a sailboat, and a sightseeing boat.

A vibrant and fact-packed range illustrated by the popular children's artist Simon Abbott. In this, fun bright, easy-to-follow full-color book, young readers are introduced to the amazing world of transport, the many different types and the basics on how they work.

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles. Caldecott Honor 1979 A description in text and pictures of the various cars included in a freight train, from engine to caboose. (Best Books for Children, 6th ed.)

Draws the viewer's eye to notice a transportation-related object in each of the well-known paintings represented in this work.

Pigeon knows that buses, train, and airplanes "go" but a hot dog?

Lord's classic bestseller, and the definitive account of the unsinkable ship's fateful last hours At first, no one but the lookout recognized the sound. Passengers described it as the impact of a heavy wave, a scraping noise, or the tearing of a long calico strip. In fact, it was the sound of the world's most famous ocean liner striking an iceberg, and it served as the death knell for 1,500 souls.   In the next two hours and forty minutes, the maiden...