Ian Graham

Publisher

Kingfisher

Pub. Date

1998

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Illustrations and text describe how humans have tried to learn more about space and some of the equipment and vehicles used to do this.

2) You wouldn't want to be on the Hindenburg!: a transatlantic trip you'd rather skip

Author

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

32 p.: col. ill.; 25 cm.

Language

English

3) Aircraft

Author

Publisher

Barnes & Noble

Pub. Date

2001

Language

English

4) Monument

Author

Publisher

ACE Books

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

5) TRANSPORT: HOW IT WORKS

Author

GRAHAM, IAN

Publisher

STERLING PUBLISHING

Pub. Date

1995

Language

English

6) Project space

Author

Series

The Project makers

Publisher

Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Publishing

Pub. Date

2020.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Language

English

7) My book of space

Author

Publisher

Kingfisher

Pub. Date

2001

Language

English

Description

Discusses space exploration, travel and technology.

8) You wouldn't want to work on the railroad: a track you'd rather not go down

Author

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 p.: col. ill.; 25 cm.

Language

English

9) You wouldn't want to be in the first submarine!: an undersea expedition you'd rather avoid

Author

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 p.: col. ill.; 25 cm.

Language

English

10) You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!: a high-soaring ride you'd rather not take

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Offers a humorous look at the story of the Wright brothers' first historic flight at Kitty Hawk.

11) You wouldn't want to be on Apollo 13!: a mission you'd rather not go on

Author

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 p.: col. ill. 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes what it was like to be an astronaut on the "unlucky" 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon.

12) You wouldn't want to live without electricity!

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2015.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

Description

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without the electric power that makes modern life possible.

13) You wouldn't want to live without dirt

Author

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

[36] pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

"Soil is essential for most of the plant life on land. It soaks up water like a giant sponge. . . .It also affects Earth's atmosphere, because it absorbs some gases from the atmosphere and fives out others." - from introduction.

14) You wouldn't want to be Sir Isaac Newton!: a lonely life you'd rather not lead

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Traces the life of the English physicist whose work on the laws of motion and gravity and invention of calculus had great influence on the understanding of the physical nature of the universe.

15) You wouldn't want to live without satellites!

Author

You wouldn't want to live without

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2019.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A satellite is a small object traveling around something bigger. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. A spacecraft launched into orbit around Earth is an artificial satellite.

16) Combat aircraft

Author

Publisher

Gloucester Press

Pub. Date

1990, c1989

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

Language

English

17) You wouldn't want to live without plastic!

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 pages ; color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

18) You wouldn't want to live without glass!

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

"Describes what life would be like without glass."--

19) Battle tanks

Author

Series

How it works

Publisher

Gloucester Press

Pub. Date

1990

Physical Desc

32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the history, technology, and future of different types of tanks, focusing on the engines, weapons, crews, defenses, combat use, and the development of anti-tank weapons.

20) You wouldn't want to live without robots!

Author

You wouldn't want to live without

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2019.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description