Books in Reading Power: High-Tech Vehicles series

Discusses supersonic jets, including how they are built, different types, and what they are used for.

Discusses cruise ships, including how they are built, how the are run, and the crew that runs them.

Discusses nuclear submarines, including their equipment, how they are run, and what they are used for.

Discusses aircraft carriers, including their equipment and how they are run.

Describes the space shuttle, including lift-off, landing, working in space, and the crew.

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Aircraft carriers are truly the fortresses of the sea! Students will get an inside-out view of these incredible floating cities, from how they are constructed to how they function as important parts of a country’s defense. Students also will learn about the various aircraft that are on board and the crew that keeps aircraft carriers in ship shape!

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Supersonic jets fly at more than 1, miles per hour. They are used by the military as well as by commercial airlines. This book is full of information about all kinds of supersonic jets.

Can you go ice-skating and rock climbing while in the middle of the ocean? You can if you are on a cruise ship. Cruise ships have it all. Your readers will cruise right through this book as they read all the facts about life aboard a big ship.

Nuclear submarines make the perfect military weapon. They are as quiet as they are high powered. Your reluctant readers will dive right into this fact-filled book.