Ian Graham

Series

New technology

Publisher

Smart Apple Media

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

Description

"Describes new technologies that are helping make military aviation, land warfare, warships and submarines, intelligence, non-lethal weapons, and space weapons more efficient and discusses the implications these technologies have on current and future warfare"--Provided by publisher.

42) Ships

Author

Series

Mighty machines)

Publisher

Smart Apple Media

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

Description

Examines the first ships from ancient times to ships of the future.

43) Emergency!

Author

Series

Machines at work

Publisher

QED Pub

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

44) You wouldn't want to live without electricity!

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

Description

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without the electric power that makes modern life possible.

45) You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam!: an explosive job you'd rather not do

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

Description

Describes the hazards to being one of the many builders during the construction of the Hoover Dam, including the tough living conditions, the extreme heights, and the diverting of a river.

46) Scarlet women: the scandalous lives of courtesans, concubines, and royal mistresses

Author

Publisher

Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Description

"In 1965, an impoverished elderly woman was found dead in Nice, France. Her death marked the end of an era; she was the last of the great courtesans. Known as La Belle Otero, she was a volcanic Spanish beauty whose patrons included Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia. She accumulated an enormous fortune, but gambled it all away. Scarlet Women tells her story and many more, including:Marie...

47) You wouldn't want to climb Mount Everest!: a deadly journey to the top of the world

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

Description

Describes the realities and risks of attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, from the perspective of a member of a team of British mountaineers in 1952.

48) Cars, bikes, trains, and other land machines

Author

Series

How things work

Publisher

Kingfisher Books

Pub. Date

1993.

Language

English

Description

Text, illustrations, and diagrams introduce the parts, operation, and uses of cars, motorcycles, trucks, and other land vehicles.

49) Towering giants and other tall megastructures

Author

Series

Megastructures

Publisher

QEB Pub

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

"Discusses the technology and engineering used to build the tallest skyscrapers, buildings, and towers"--Provided by publisher.

50) On the farm

Author

Series

Machines at work

Publisher

QED Pub

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

51) You wouldn't want to work on the railroad: a track you'd rather not go down

Author

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2001?]

Language

English

52) Wind power

Author

Series

Energy forever?

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

Description

Discusses traditional and developing ways of using wind power as a source of energy.

53) Solar power

Author

Series

Energy forever?

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn

Pub. Date

1999.

Language

English

Description

Examines solar energy, its history, uses, advantages and disadvantages, and new developments in the field.

54) Astronomer

Author

Series

Be an expert

Publisher

Gloucester Press

Pub. Date

1991.

Language

English

Description

Explains how to skywatch and stargaze, what to look for, and how to record observations. Includes projects.

55) Italy

Author

Series

Country file

Publisher

Smart Apple Media

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

56) You wouldn't want to live without dirt

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

57) Jet planes

Author

Series

Fast!

Publisher

QEB Pub

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

58) Tremendous tunnels

Author

Series

Superstructures

Publisher

Amicus

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description