Arcadia Public Library

Introduces some different modes of transportation used in rural areas, including cars, trucks, bicycles, sleds, ferry boats, and even walking.

An introduction to some of the different ways people get around in cities, from walking and biking to ferry boats and skates.

Depicts such modes of transportation as a ferryboat, a large jet plane, a sports car, a camper RV, a sailboat, and a sightseeing boat.

The way twelve different forms of transportation work are explained as a large, brown dog takes each on a trip to deliver a package.

People need to get around the city. Goods need to get across the world. Satellites need to get into orbit. What meets these needs? Transportation, fueled by science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Discover the latest trends and see what the future may hold as our modes of transportation continue to evolve.

"Transportation dominates our daily existence. Thousands, even millions, of miles are embedded in everything we do and touch. We live in a door-to-door universe that works so well most Americans are scarcely aware of it. The grand ballet in which we move ourselves and our stuff is equivalent to building the Great Pyramid, the Hoover Dam, and the Empire State Building all in a day. Every day. And yet, in the one highly visible part of the transportation...

Roger and Flip travel in many ancient and modern cars, trucks, airplanes, locomotives, and ships.

Details the various types of vehicles found on the road.

Presents a history of transportation from ancient humans using muscle to traveling in space and discusses different modes of transportation.