Car Transportation

Navigate the wild terrain of off road vehicles with these moving and educational books. Explore the landscapes these vehicles cross while learning about their history and other thrilling facts. These books will take any listener on a wild ride!

Life on the road with Daddy is as good as gets for Hazmat. Together, they’ve been taking jobs and crisscrossing the US for years. Now Daddy’s talking about putting down roots—somewhere Hazmat can go to a real school and make friends. Somewhere Daddy doesn’t have to mail-order textbooks about “nature’s promise to all women.” Somewhere Mom’s ashes can rest on a mantel and not on a dashboard. While everything just keeps changing, sometimes in ways she can’t control, Hazmat isn’t ready to give up the freedom of long-distance hauling.

Dream Car tells the story of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin’s fantastical 1970s-era Safety Vehicle-1 (SV1), audaciously launched during a tumultuous breakpoint in postwar history. The tale of the sexy-yet-safe SV1 reveals the influence of automobiles on ideas about the future, technology, entrepreneurship, risk, safety, showmanship, politics, sex, gender, business, and the state, as well as the history of the auto industry’s birth, decline, and rebirth.

Der weltberühmte Rennwagen Lightning McQueen liebt sein Leben auf der Rennstrecke, in dem er gegen seine lebenslangen Freunde und Kollegen antritt. Doch eine neue Ära bricht an, als eines Tages McQueen und seine Freunde vom neuen Hightech-Rennwagen Jackson Storm abgehängt werden. Einer nach dem anderen werden die alten Rennwagen von McQueens Generation durch neue Supercars mit neuen Trainingsmethoden ersetzt. Aber Lightning weigert sich, seine Karriere aufzugeben - er will immer noch Rennen fahren! Und er will gewinnen.

Lynet McQueen er en superhurtig racerbil med fuld fart på karrieren. Han er på vej til Californien for at stille op i et vigtigt racerløb, men undervejs kommer han ud på et sidespor og strander i den lille, søvnige by Kølerkildekøbing, hvor livet går i tomgang. Spænd sikkerhedsselen og ræs med Lynet McQueen og hans venner fra Kølerkildekøbing på hæsblæsende eventyr!

The Aldens are so excited when they get to meet other ballonists, learn how hot air balloons work, and even help the crew launch a balloon. Then, things start to go wrong. Someone is trying to ruin the rally, and the Boxcar Children might not get the chance to ride in a hot air balloon after all - unless they solve the mystery in time.

Kranvognen Bumle har altid en utrolig historie klar til sine venner, og han fortæller om mange fantastiske ting! Vennerne undrer sig over, om Bumles historier mon virkelig kan være sande. Har Bumle været på månen? Har han været monstertruck? Har han kørt ræs i Tokyos gader eller reddet et rumvæsen? Selv Lynet McQueen, der er Bumles bedste ven, ved ikke helt, hvad han skal tro – og han er endda selv med i alle historierne!

On corporately controlled Castra, rally racing is a high-stakes game that 17-year-old Phoebe Van Zant knows all too well. Phee's legendary racer father disappeared mysteriously, but that hasn't stopped her from speeding headlong into trouble. When she and her best friend, Bear, attract the attention of Charles Benroyal, they are blackmailed into racing for Benroyal Corp, a company that represents everything Phee detests. Worse, Phee risks losing Bear as she falls for Cash, her charming new teammate.

Hier ist mächtig was los: Die Kinder Toni, Abena, Kojo und Lenny sind hautnah dabei, wenn die Feuerwehr eine brennende Mülltonne löscht, Tonis Katze aus einem Baum rettet und ein Hornissennest umsiedelt. Als Hobby-Detektive stellen die Kinder ihren Spürsinn unter Beweis und helfen bei einer Suchaktion der Polizei. Auch im Fußballstadion und am Badesee schauen sie mutigen Einsatzkräften über die Schulter. Jede der 15 abgeschlossenen Geschichten bietet kleine Häppchen Sachwissen.

Repair or Replace my Car - The Smart Financial Guide to Your Car’s Future is an essential roadmap to making the best decision for your budget and lifestyle.

TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the listener on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated electronic tracking. The British Police Force's relationship with the car started with the chasing of pioneer speeding motorists, who were often caught by policemen on bicycles.

Wil Carter is an 18-year-old know-it-all who thinks he can figure out the world’s problems with a snap of his finger, all while living his best life marching to the beat of his own drum. And just as his self-focused world barrels forward, it all falls apart when he’s asked to take a road trip with his less party-enthusiastic 95-year-old grandfather. Wil knows all too well that when Gramps Wilf barks an order, you either get in line or suffer the consequences of an earful of grief.

Rick has been studying maps and traffic patterns for years, and devises solutions to improve Los Angeles' notoriously terrible traffic that he calls his Snarl Solutions. He has big ideas, but not enough resources - until his artistic friend, Mila brings him to a Girl Scout meeting. Every week at Miss Diamond's art studio, the scouts paint recycled traffic signs with their own designs. The signs will be hung all over Los Angeles to beautify the city with art. But Rick, The Colossus of Roads, has ulterior motives...

A penetrating look at near-future disruption as truly autonomous vehicles arrive.

There are so many things to see down by the station; engines, buses, taxis, and more.

A diverse range of community helpers introduce the vehicles that help them keep their communities safe while teaching children about what each vehicle was built to do. In volume one of Finn's Fun Trucks, learn about vehicles used by rapid responders, the airlines, the military, the post service, and even those who work in space!

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

Self-driving cars sound fantastical and futuristic, and yet they'll soon be on every street in America. Whether it's Tesla's Autopilot, Google's Waymo, Mercedes' Distronic, or Uber's modified Volvos, companies around the world are developing autonomous cars. But why? And what will they mean for the auto industry and humanity at large? In Robot, Take the Wheel, famed automotive expert Jason Torchinsky gives a colorful account of the development of autonomous vehicles and their likely implications.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

Löschen, retten, helfen: Flo, das kleine Feuerwehrauto, ist ein echter Helfer in der Not. Mit dem Feuerwehrmann Bruno lebt Flo in Plätscherbach. Jeden Tag trifft Flo den Krankenwagen Milla und Leopold, das Polizeiauto. Mit ihnen erlebt er viele Abenteuer. So auch, als Lukas und Lilly auf dem Weg zu den Proben für ein Weihnachtsanspiel sind. Doch als sie an der Kirche ankommen, steht diese in Flammen. Zum Glück ist Flo sofort zur Stelle und kann den Brand löschen. Doch die Kinder können ihr Krippenspiel nun nicht mehr hier proben oder aufführen.