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21) The little train
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Engineer Small takes the little train on its run from Tinytown to the big city, passing farms, traveling over a bridge, and going though a tunnel along the way.
22) Airliners
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Describes different types of airplanes that carry passengers, including the Boeing 747, Concorde, Learjet, turboprop, and hypersonic airliners of the future.
23) V-22 Ospreys
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"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about V-22 Ospreys."--Provided by publisher.
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Who Helps Us Get Around? teaches emergent readers about the role of some important community helpers while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once.
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25) Black Hawk Down
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Details the near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele. The troops were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. The resulting action lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen. The battle led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters and to...
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A pioneering study of landform development under processes associated with running water, this text encompasses both field and laboratory research. Topics include the landscapes of mountains, rivers, and seacoasts; studies of weathering, climate, and erosion; and coverage of geochronology, drainage patterns, channel changes, and the evolution of hill slopes. 1964 edition.
29) Giant jumbo jets
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"How can something as big as a jumbo jet get up into the air, let alone fly through the sky? In this informative text, readers will discover how engineers design huge airplanes so they can fly. They will also learn about the ins and outs of jumbo jets, including how many people and how much cargo they can hold. Some jets are even too big for most airports! Those interested in transportation and machines can study full-color photographs and marvel...
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All Antoine de Saint-Exup wants to do is to be a pilot. But flying is a dangerous dream; one that sets him at odds with the woman he loves. Despite attempts to keep him grounded, Antoine is determined to venture forwards into the unknown. Together with his friends, Jean and Henri, he will pioneer new mail routes across the globe and help change the future of aviation. In the midst of his adventures, Antoine also begins to weave a children's story...
31) Broken arrow
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"As a tropical cyclone churns across the Pacific, a cargo plane carrying nuclear weapons vanishes in the storm. Bicep and Invisible Six must recover the missiles before they fall into the wrong hands. Their mission takes them to a remote US military outpost in the Pacific. But the base soon comes under attack. Can Bicep and I-6 hold off an invasion long enough for backup to arrive?"--Page [4] of cover.
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A cargo plane on a routine flight suddenly hits a high-turbulence storm, forcing a crash landing hundreds of miles off course in the barren Gobi desert. Among the survivors, one eccentric passenger leads the crew to build a new plane - against all odds, against all hope, and sometimes - against each other.
34) Medusa's child
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As a Boeing 727 circles over Washington awaiting to land, the pilot discovers he is carrying a nuclear bomb set to explode shortly. The bomb was brought on board by the wife of a defense scientist with a grudge against the government. She thought she was transporting a scientific instrument. The novel describes the drama that follows as the pilot flies out to sea. By the author of Pandora's Clock.
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"There is a ship, a navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other navy ships, and it sails like other navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the Navy a steel beam that was once inside one of the World Trade Towers. The beam was driven from New York to a foundry in Louisiana. Metal workers heated the beam to a high, high temperature....
36) V-22 Ospreys
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"Engaging images accompany information about V-22 Ospreys. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
37) MH-53J Pave Lows
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"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about MH-53J Pave Lows. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
38) Supersonic Jets
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This book describes supersonic jets, airplanes that travel faster than the speed of sound.
40) V-22 Osprey
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"Soar through the stats and descriptions on the V-22 Osprey, a powerful military helicopter"--