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Riding the Rails: Rail Travel Past and Present
Jane Shuter
Paperback (Raintree, April 1, 2004)Get ready to Travel Through Time. From Stephenson’s “Rocket” to modern high-speed trains, you can discover what it was really like to travel in the past. So get a ticket and find out how rail travel has changed from the age of steam to the present day.
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Making Waves: Water Travel Past and Present
Jane Shuter
Paperback (Raintree, April 1, 2004)Get ready to Travel Through Time. From the first boats to huge ocean liners and oil tankers, you can discover what it was really like to travel in the past. So set sail and find out how water travel has changed from ancient times to the present day.
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Riding the Rails: Rail Travel Past and Present
Jane Shuter
Library Binding (Raintree, April 1, 2004)Get ready to Travel Through Time. From Stephenson’s “Rocket” to modern high-speed trains, you can discover what it was really like to travel in the past. So get a ticket and find out how rail travel has changed from the age of steam to the present day.
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War Machines: Military Vehicles Past and Present
Jane Shuter
Library Binding (Raintree, April 1, 2004)Get ready to Travel Through Time. From the first warships to modern fighter planes, you can discover what travel in wartime was really like in the past. So start your engine and find out how military vehicles have changed from chariots and galleys to the present day.
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On the Road: Road Travel Past and Present
Jane Shuter
Paperback (Raintree, April 1, 2004)Get ready to Travel Through Time. From a Roman chariot to the first cars, you can discover what it was really like to travel in the past. So get behind the wheel and find out how road travel has changed from the invention of the wheel to the present day.
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Ancient China
Jane Shuter
Library Binding (Raintree, May 8, 2007)This title uncovers the mysteries of the ancient Chinese. Discover how the Great Wall was originally built, where to find a road that is 45 lanes wide, and find out why the ancient Chinese won’t tell you the secret to making silk.
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Code Breakers
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Paperback (Autumn Publishing Ltd, July 1, 2004)Hard to find
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The Renaissance
Anna Claybourne
Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 13, 2007)How can you make Renaissance-style hot chocolate? Which Renaissance genius came up with the world’s first helicopter design? How did Renaissance people use turnips to cure the common cold? This title unravels the mysteries of life in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Find out what staying in an Italian palace was really like, how to win friends in Renaissance high society, and where you could go to the theatre for only a penny.
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Boys' Big Book of Holiday Fun: Travel Time for Kids
Fisher Debbie
Paperback (Bonnier Corporation, April 1, 2013)None
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Aztec Empire
Jane Bingham
Library Binding (Raintree, Dec. 5, 2007)This title solves the mysteries of the Aztecs. Discover where to find skull altar in the Great Temple, why the Aztecs had two calendars, and how to avoid becoming a human sacrifice!
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Ancient Greece
Anna Claybourne
Library Binding (Raintree, Dec. 5, 2007)This title unravels the mysteries of the ancient Greeks. Find out where to see the “original” Olympic games, which gods and goddesses the ancient Greeks worshipped, and the recipe to make a delicious Greek dessert
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West African Kingdoms
John Haywood
Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 13, 2007)How can you get gold from a West African river? Where can you see a famous mosque made of mud? Why do the Dogon people hold a mask festival every 12 years? This title uncovers the mysteries of life in West Africa between AD 1200 and 1600. Discover what people ate in the rainforest and the savannah, how they used drums to send messages to distant villages, and how great kingdoms, such as Mali and Benin, gained their wealth.