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Transportation Cover Image Book Book

Transportation / Neil Morris.

Morris, Neil, 1946- (Author).

Summary:

This book counts down the world's most memorable failures in transportation devices. Students will also learn about what was gained from each failure.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781410939111
  • ISBN: 1410939111
  • Physical Description: 56 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, [2011]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Lessons learned -- Sinclair C5 -- Jet pack -- The Mizar -- Ford Nucleon -- Langley's Aerodrome -- Concorde -- Tupolev Tu-144 -- Cugnot's steam cart -- Apollo 1 -- "Spruce Goose" -- Hindenburg -- Titanic.
Target Audience Note:
1040 Lexile.

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Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Middletown Fall Creek Twp PL - Middletown J 629.04 MOR (Text) 76331000122360 Children's Non-Fiction Available -
New Castle-Henry County PL - Bookmobile J629.046 MORR (Text) 39231032126035 Bookmobile Stacks--Childrens' Non-fiction Collection Available -

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