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Author Ringstad, Arnold, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjF3FVYCtyGQPBPckCyR4y

Title In the driver's seat! The physics of transportation / written by Arnold Ringstad ; advised by Dr. Robert McCordy.

Imprint Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., [2025]
Publication Info. ©2025

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - New Children's Books  J 530 PHYSICS    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Children's New  NEW J629.04 RIN    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Series Aha! Academy: Physics (World Book)
Note Includes index and glossary.
Summary "We're about to learn all about the physics of transportation. Discover how physics explains concepts important to transportation, such as friction, buoyancy, and lift. Readers will learn about different forms of transportation, from skateboards to spaceships, and how we have physics to thank for them! Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.
Contents Going places -- Rolling on land -- Floating on water -- Flying in the sky -- Transportation in space.
Subject Transportation engineering -- Juvenile literature.
Transportation -- Juvenile literature.
Propulsion systems -- Juvenile literature.
Power (Mechanics) -- Juvenile literature.
Force and energy -- Juvenile literature.
Motion -- Juvenile literature.
Space vehicles -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form Informational works.
Added Author McCordy, Robert, contributor.
Added Title Physics of transportation
ISBN 9780716671541 (hardcover)
0716671549 (hardcover)
9780716671640 (softcover)
0716671646 (softcover)
9780716671749 (e-book)
9780716671442 (set, hardcover)
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