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Vehicles & Machines Books for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Vehicles & Machines Books for Ages 8–11

Vehicle and machine books at chapter book age get more technical and more historical. How trains changed America, how planes work, the engineering behind the machines that built the modern world. These 2,796 books satisfy the child who wants real information.

2,796 books

Cover of A Big Day for Bike

A Big Day for Bike

A community city bike named Bike carries new passengers past Seattle landmarks and through all kinds of weather on her v

Cover of The Banshee Train

The Banshee Train

Ghostly figures from a past wreck appear in the Denver mountains to save a passenger train from a certain and terrible d

Cover of Moon Landings

Shoshana Z. Weider

Buckle up for an adventure through the history of lunar exploration to see exactly how humans first made their way to th

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Cover of Fire Flight: A Wildfire Escape

Fire Flight: A Wildfire Escape

Cedar Pruitt

For children processing the anxiety of local wildfires or climate events, this true story offers a lens of hope through

Ages 4–8

Cover of Someone Builds the Dream

Someone Builds the Dream

Bridges, buildings, and parks start as drawings, but it takes the hard work of many skilled hands to actually build the

Cover of The Milk Makers

The Milk Makers

Follow the journey of milk from the farm to the grocery store, beginning with how cows produce it and how it is processe

Cover of Iceberg Rescue

Houghton Mifflin Leveled Readers

Explorer Louise Boyd must use her wits and experience to find a way to free her ship, the Veslekari, from the grip of th

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Far Out Fairy Tales

Puss in Magical Motocross Boots

Brandon Terrell

Classic folklore gets a high-speed engine swap in this graphic retelling that features a reader's guide and a history of

Cover of The First World War

Usborne Young Reading: Series Three

The First World War

One assassination in 1914 changed the world forever. Follow the history of the Great War and the people who lived and di

Cover of The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald

Alvin Fernald #1

The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald

Clifford B. Hicks

Alvin Fernald puts his incredible inventions and his best friend Shoie to the test as they try to crack the mysterious H

Cover of Amazing Human Feats of Engineering

Superhuman Feats #1

Amazing Human Feats of Engineering

The worlds most impressive structures required brilliant minds to solve impossible problems through the power of enginee

Cover of The Riddler's Battleship Blitz

DC Super Heroes

The Riddler's Battleship Blitz

Batman must use his wits and strength to stop the Riddler's latest chaotic scheme involving a high-stakes naval battle.

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A group of ambitious weasels has a master plan to take over the entire world, but their mission is plagued by hilarious

Cover of Air Miles

John Burningham, Bill Salaman

Miles the dog may be getting older, but he proves that adventure has no age limit when he takes an imaginative flight in

Cover of True Stories of the First World War

Usborne True Stories

True Stories of the First World War

Gripping first-hand accounts and thrilling adventures bring the real-life courage of soldiers and civilians during the G

Cover of Destination Moon: The Remarkable and Improbable Voyage of Apollo 11

Destination Moon: The Remarkable and Improbable Voyage of Apollo 11

Humanity reaches for the moon through a mix of high-stakes engineering and incredible bravery in this detailed account o

Cover of Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison

Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison

Marfé Ferguson Delano

For the child who loves to tinker and take things apart, this engaging biography shows how grit and curiosity turned a c

Cover of Information Revolution

Usborne Information Technology

Information Revolution

Lynn Myring, Ian Graham

Satellites, fiber optics, and electronic mail are changing how we talk to each other. See how computers started a global

Cover of When Artie Was Little

When Artie Was Little

Harriet Berg Schwartz

Sitting on his front porch, an old man shares memories of childhood adventures involving his pony, his dog, and a ride w

Cover of Gunpowder and Tea

Houghton Mifflin Leveled Readers

Gunpowder and Tea

A father and son work side-by-side against the rugged landscape to build the transcontinental railroad in this glimpse i

Cover of I'm Going to Be a Farmer

I'm Going to Be #3

I'm Going to Be a Farmer

A young boy shares what it is really like to grow up on a farm as he prepares to follow in his family's footsteps.

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A Book of Compound Words #1

All Aboard Overnight

For children curious about how language works and the excitement of a night away from home, this cozy journey makes lear

Cover of Dinosaurs Down Under: And Other Fossils from Australia

Dinosaurs Down Under: And Other Fossils from Australia

Caroline Arnold

Watch as ancient fossils from the Australian wild are carefully packed, shipped, and reassembled to become the stars of

Cover of Adi's Perfect Patterns and Loops

Adi's Perfect Patterns and Loops

Caroline Karanja

Adi and Gabi use their knowledge of patterns and computer coding to turn a simple toy train loop into a scientific exper

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