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Make your own mini rocket car / by Garstecki, Julia,author.(CARDINAL)618024; Derkovitz, Stephanie,author.(CARDINAL)814315;
Includes bibliographical references."Teaches readers how to make their very own mini rocket cars through simple supply lists and clear, step-by-step instructions and images"--Ages 9-12.Grades 4 to 6.550L
Subjects: Automobiles, Rocket-powered; Models and modelmaking;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rocket league / by Abdo, Kenny, 1986- author.(CARDINAL)606539;
This title focuses on the video game Rocket League and its impact on the esport world, while examining the championships, top players, and its legacy for future generations.
Subjects: Automobiles, Rocket-powered; eSports (Contests); Soccer; Video games;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The best book of speed machines / by Graham, Ian,1953-(CARDINAL)318722;
"Discover the vehicles that make it possible to travel fast-- from the quickest pedal-powered bicycles to twin-hulled hydroplanes, from rocket-powered cars to hypersonic aircraft"--P. [4] of cover.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Automobiles, Racing; Speed; Transportation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The revolution in industry / by Perritano, John.(CARDINAL)490236;
Quest for power -- People power -- Animal power -- Wind power -- Water power -- Steam engine -- Steam trains -- Internal combustion engine -- Automobile -- Wright stuff -- Soaring higher -- Rockets and more -- Nuclear power -- Powering into the future -- Revolution continues.Steamships, locomotives, and the airplane - these machines revolutionized the world. "The Revolution in Industry" takes a look at how these and other machines changed history.GN810LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Industrialization; Technological innovations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Inventions / by Murphy, Glenn.(CARDINAL)317330;
Wheel -- Sail -- Clock -- Windmill -- Printing press -- Telescope -- Engine -- Camera -- Train -- Music player -- Power station -- Telephone -- Submarine -- Automobile -- Airship -- Airplane -- Radio and TV -- Computer -- Rocket -- Surgery -- Lock and key -- Bionics -- Internet.Brings inventions to life, with the most up-to-date information and state-of-the-art 3-D illustrations that practically leap off every page, stimulating minds and imaginations in a whole new way.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Inventions.; Inventions; Inventions; Inventions;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 9
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Innovations in transportation / by Verstraete, Larry,author.(CARDINAL)493370;
"Imagine a street filled with horses and buggies, or the skies without airplanes! You might not realize that, before vehicles, it used to take days--even weeks--to visit friends or family! This title looks at major innovations in transportation over the years, and the ingenious inventors, scientists, and engineers who made them. With a little inventive thinking, what might you create to help us change the way we travel?"--Provided by publisher.Age 8-11.Grades 4-6.Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Pedal power: Mountain bike - Joe Breeze -- Fast & furious: Gas-powered automobile - Carl Benz -- Bio box: Kid inventor Spencer Whale - Kidkare car -- Bio box: Kid inventor Param Jaggi - Algae mobile -- Moving a crowd: Subway system - Alfred Ely Beach -- Moving sidewalk - Alfred Speer -- Are we having fun?: Razor scooter - Gino Tsai -- Bio box: Kid inventor Armand Bombardier - The snowmobile -- Surf's up: The hovercraft - Christopher Cockerell -- The outboard motor - Ole Evinrude -- Below the sea: The submarine - Cornelis Drebbel -- Windsurfer - Hoyle Schweitzer & Jim Drake -- Scuba gear - Jacques Cousteau -- Up and away: The airplane - Wilbur & Orville Wright -- Blasting into the unknown: Rocket - Robert Goddard -- Reaching higher: Rocket belt - Wendell Moore -- Omni hoverboard - Catalin Alexandru Duru -- You, the inventor.1050L
Subjects: Transportation engineering; Transportation; Motor vehicles; Inventors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stroker Ace ; [videorecording] Hooper ; Sharky's machine. by Black, Shane.(CARDINAL)380607; Downey, Robert,1965-; Kilmer, Val,1959-(CARDINAL)810073; Monaghan, Michelle.(CARDINAL)342900; Bernsen, Corbin,1954-(CARDINAL)350352; Halliday, Brett.Bodies are where you find them.; Silver, Joel.(CARDINAL)762094;
Stroker Ace: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Parker Stevenson, Loni Anderson. Hooper: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, Brian Keith, Robert Klein, James Best, John Marley, Adam West, Terry Bradshaw. Sharky's machine: Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Bernie Casey, Henry Silva, Darryl Hickman, Richard Libertini, Rachel Ward.Hooper: A master stunt man endangers his health and long career by teaming with an up-and-comer to the stunt world in a record-breaking rocket-powered car jump.Sharky's machine: An Atlanta vice cop investigates an organized crime ring tied to a prominent local politician.Stroker Ace: A two-time NASCAR winner is heading for his third championship, loses his sponsor. In desperation he signs with fried chicken magnate Clyde Torkle. Soon Stroker discovers his book-length, iron-clad contract requires him to wear a chicken costume for television commercials and publicity stunts. Worse than that for any proud, daredevil racer, he has to drive a stock car with a sign that says "Fastest Chicken in the South."MPAA rating: PG (Stroker Ace, Hooper); R (Sharky's machine).DVD.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Action and adventure films.; Automobile racing; Sports sponsorship; Stunt performers; Police; Organized crime;
© [2006], Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Transported : 50 vehicles that changed the world / by Ralphs, Matt,author.(CARDINAL)839635; Ricado, Rui,illustrator.(CARDINAL)878279;
Our journey begins -- Polynesian canoe -- Bronze Age wagon -- Ancient chariot -- Trireme -- Viking longship -- Narrow boat -- Hot-air balloon -- Wooden battleship -- Stagecoach -- Steam locomotive -- SUbmarine -- Steamship -- Early bicycle -- Tea clipper -- Fire engine -- Automobile -- Wright flyer -- Ocean liner -- Omnibus -- Ambulance -- Rigid airship -- Bush airplane -- Combine harvester -- Tram -- Motorcycle -- Aircraft carrier -- Tractor -- Kon-tiki raft -- Deep-sea submersible -- Hovercraft -- Helicopter -- Snowmobile -- Diesel locomotive -- Auto rickshaw -- Cable car -- High-speed train -- Spy plane -- Formula one racing car -- Commercial jet airliner -- Saturn V rocket -- Concorde jet -- Truck -- Container ship -- Space shuttle -- Smart car -- Garbage truck -- Shanghai maglev -- Electric bike -- Mars rover -- Solar-powered airplane -- Journey's end -- Glossary -- Index.From ancient chariots and Viking longships to racing cars, rockets, and solar-powered airplanes, our world has been changed by the pioneering development of many incredible vehicles. Take a journey through time to discover how these 50 groundbreaking inventions changed the world and how they might even shape our future . . .
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Vehicles;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 13
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From here to there : inventions that changed the way the world moves / by Kirkfield, Vivian,author.(CARDINAL)802966; Ford, Gilbert,illustrator.(CARDINAL)352094;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-92) and index."In a time when people believed flying was impossible, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier proved that the sky wasn't the limit. When most thought horseback was the only way to race, Bertha and Karl Benz fired up their engines. From the invention of the bicycle and the passenger steam locomotive, to the first liquid-fuel propelled rocket and industrial robot, inventors across the world have redefined travel. Filled with informative sidebars and colorful illustrations, this collective biography tells the story of the experiments, failures, and successes of visionaries who changed the way the world moves." -- Amazon.com."Celebrating the invention of vehicles, this collective biography tells the inspiring stories of the visionaries who changed the way we move through air, water, and land. Perfect for fans of Mistakes that Worked and Girls Think of Everything"--Ages 7 to 10Grades 2-3Introduction -- Boys who dream of flying: Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier and manned balloon flight -- With his own two feet: Karl Drais invents the bicycle -- All aboard: George Stephenson and the steam locomotive -- Black Forest or bust: Bertha and Karl Benz and the gasoline-powered automobile -- America gets moving: Eric Wickman and the Interstate Bus Company -- Moon man: Robert Goddard and the liquid-fuel-propelled rocket -- Herbert and Harry find a way: Herbert Everest and Harry Jennings and the folding wheelchair -- The birth of robotics: George Devol and the industrial robot -- Raye draws her own lines: Raye Montague and computer-generated ship design -- Build your dream.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Transportation; Inventors; Inventions;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 26
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Physics for future presidents : the science behind the headlines / by Muller, R.(Richard)(CARDINAL)749215;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-359) and index.Learn the science behind the headlines in this work that outlines the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power, and the reality of global warming.
Subjects: Physics; Science and state.; Science in mass media.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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