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Author : Kerry Dinmont
Publisher : Lerner Classroom
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 28,14 MB
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541526929
Simple text and photographs discuss how transportation has changed over the years.
Author : Robin Nelson
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 36,57 MB
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 154154076X
See how transportation has changed over the years Transportation carries people from one place to another, but it has changed over time. Long ago airplanes began to fly in the sky, now airplanes fly very high and far. This book looks at how transportation has changed over the years Historical and modern-day photographs interspersed throughout these books clearly illustrate how aspects of daily life change over time, while simple text shows readers how to compare and contrast ideas. Timelines in the back of each book give readers perspective by listing key inventions and developments that have modernized our lives.
Author : Kerry Dinmont
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 39,8 MB
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541534247
From horse-drawn buggies to cars, this carefully leveled text compares and contrasts transportation of the past to transportation of the present! Colorful photographs engage young readers, while age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction-learning skills.
Author : Margaret McNamara
Publisher : Benchmark Education Company
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,46 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Big books
ISBN : 1606341898
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Author : Sally Lee
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 34,5 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1491402962
What was school like in the days of old? Can you imagine studying in a tiny one-room schoolhouse, writing out lessons on a chalkboard slate? Discover how school life has changed over time, and what it might be like in the future.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 14,58 MB
Release : 2019
Category :
ISBN : 9788132399919
Author : Linda Bozzo
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 40,80 MB
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766034372
"Readers will learn about the history, present, and dream about the possible futures of different types of transportation, including cars, planes, motorcycles, trains, bicycles, ships, trucks, and buses"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance
Publisher :
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Transportation
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Author : Paul R. Wonning
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2015-09-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781517191856
The history of transportation is a long and interesting one. Travel was not always as easy and fun as it is today. In the past travel was hard, dirty and slow. Present travel is fast, easy and clean. For millennia travel was by foot or draft animal. Through most of human history people traveled as little as possible. The industrial age revolutionized travel by birthing modern transportation modes. Transportation methods between then and now have changed dramatically. Humans have an insatiable need to travel, to see new things and to find out what is just over the horizon. A Short History of Transportation outlines the history of our transition from walking. Instead of walking, we now travel by chariots of the air that can whisk us from one end of the earth to another in just a matter of hours. It has been a fantastic journey from walking airplanes. From watercraft to horses, the automobile and airplane, the story has included many chapters. Now we stand at the dawn of space flight and the many new developments in transportation that beckon. It is certain that we have not finished traveling this road. Perhaps the next centuries will be as exciting as the last ones were.
Author : Roger P. Roess
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 44,76 MB
Release : 2012-08-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3642304842
The Wheels That Drove New York tells the fascinating story of how a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community on the southern tip of Manhattan island to a world financial capital that is home to more than 8,000,000 people. From the earliest days of horse-drawn conveyances to the wonders of one of the world's largest and most efficient subways, the story links the developing history of the City itself to the growth and development of its public transit system. Along the way, the key role of played by the inventors, builders, financiers, and managers of the system are highlighted. New York began as a fur trading outpost run by the Dutch West India Company, established after the discovery and exploration of New York Harbor and its great river by Henry Hudson. It was eventually taken over by the British, and the magnificent harbor provided for a growing center of trade. Trade spurred industry, initially those needed to support the shipping industry, later spreading to various products for export. When DeWitt Clinton built the Erie Canal, which linked New York Harbor to the Great Lakes, New York became the center of trade for all products moving into and out of the mid-west. As industry grew, New York became a magnate for immigrants seeking refuge in a new land of opportunity. The City's population continued to expand. Both water and land barriers, however, forced virtually the entire population to live south of what is now 14th Street. Densities grew dangerously, and brought both disease and conflict to the poorer quarters of the Five Towns. To expand, the City needed to conquer land and water barriers, primarily with a public transportation system. By the time of the Civil War, the City was at a breaking point. The horse-drawn public conveyances that had provided all of the public transportation services since the 1820's needed to be replaced with something more effective and efficient. First came the elevated railroads, initially powered by steam engines. With the invention of electricity and the electric traction motor, the elevated's were electrified, and a trolley system emerged. Finally, in 1904, the City opened its first subway. From there, the City's growth to northern Manhattan and to the "outer boroughs" of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx exploded. The Wheels That Drove New York takes us through the present day, and discusses the many challenges that the transit system has had to face over the years. It also traces the conversion of the system from fully private operations (through the elevated railways) to the fully public system that exists today, and the problems that this transformation has created along the way.