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Presents facts, tables, charts, and statistics on several aspects of transportation in the U.

Presents details about travel in the past and forms of transport such as stage-coaches and Egyptian ships.

Discusses future developments in transport technology.

Etchings with descriptive text provide a look at various modes of transportation--boats, sleighs, coaches, railroads, and even horseless carriages--of the past.

Explains how industrialization prompted the need for long-distance transportation in nineteenth-century America, and looks at the development of the steam locomotive, cross-country railroads, and the steamship.

Text and photographs introduce this form of transportation, including various types and their functions.

Presents a simple, illustrated introduction to trains--their different styles, what they look like, what they do, and how they work.

Kids love trains, and this beginner's look at train travel is sure to keep readers chugging through the pages.

"Maglev trains sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it's yet another scientific marvel that engineers have made a reality.

Examines the development of boats and ships from earliest times to ocean liners and giant carriers of today.

Presents an introduction to the transportation methods used by settlers in North America, discussing covered wagons, canal boats, steam power, and the hazards that early travelers faced.

Introduces some different modes of transportation used in rural areas, including cars, trucks, bicycles, sleds, ferry boats, and even walking.