A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.

From NPR correspondent Keith O' Brien comes this thrilling Young Readers' edition of the untold story about pioneering women, including Amelia Earhart, who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won. In the years between World War I and World War II, airplane racing was one of the most popular sports in America. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and the pilots who competed in these...

Engaging images accompany information about troop transport missions.

How did your grandparents travel around? When did flying abroad become popular? When did people start to worry about the number of cars on the road? Find all the answers and more in this book about how transport has changed since the 1950s.

The Berenstain Bears attend the Big Air Show at Bear Country Airport.

This book gets readers thinking all about transportation through a series of true or false questions. Turn the pages to reveal the answers and learn fascinating transportation facts. -Taken from back cover.

Contains photographs and information about fire trucks, discussing the work they do, and looking at the different parts of a fire truck.

A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls from a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so.

"Developed by literacy experts in partnership with educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to airplanes through simple, predictable text and related photos"--

"Simple text and supportive full-color photographs introduce young readers to trucks. Intended for kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.