Unconventional vehicles : forty-five of the strangest cars, trains, planes, submersibles, dirigibles, and rockets ever / by Michael Hearst ; illustrated by Hans Jenssen.
"In this illustrated compendium, readers will learn about forty-five of the strangest, most unconventional vehicles that have ever existed--from submersibles to dirigibles, and everything in between"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1452172862
- ISBN: 9781452172866
- Physical Description: 97 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books LLC, [2021].
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A few words from Michael -- Official list -- Airboard personal hovercraft -- Airbus Beluga -- Airfish 8 -- Autoalveare -- Bathyscaphe Trieste -- Beer bike -- Bell X-1 -- Bertha: tunnel-boring machine -- Big wind -- Domicopter -- E-Ship 1 -- eleMMent Palazzo -- Flying cathedral -- Flying jellyfish -- Gas-turbine motorcycle -- Graf Zeppelin airship -- Hammetschwand elevator -- Handcar -- Helios Solar aircraft -- Human cannonball truck -- Hyperloop -- HZ-1 aerocycle -- Jail wagon -- Jet pack -- Jet train -- Krupp Bagger 288 -- Liberty One steam-powered rocket -- Lockheed XFV -- Monowheel -- Moon buggy -- Onewheel electric rideable -- Ostrich carriage -- Ripsaw -- Scubadoo -- Solar-powered race car -- Stoopidtaller -- Strollon stroller -- Swallowable wireless camera -- The Turtle -- USS Zumwalt -- Voyager -- Walking truck -- Winston Wong Ice Vehicle -- Zamboni -- Zil-2906 -- A closing word or two.
- Target Audience Note:
- Grades 4 to 6.Age 8-12.1080L Lexile
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- Motor vehicles > Juvenile literature.
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Vehicles > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Vehicles > History > Juvenile literature. - Genre:
- Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
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Available copies
- 20 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 4 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 24 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | J629.04 HEA (Text) | 36015000047817 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | J629.04 HEA (Text) | 36015000047759 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | J629.04 HEA (Text) | 36015000047635 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | J629.04 HEA (Text) | 36015000047692 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
