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K-3
Military Aircraft & Vehicles series.
Six categories of military vehicles are described in this series. Each volume provides three or four brief examples of each type of vehicle, with an "Up Close" look at one example. The very basic texts are easy to read but lack depth. Highlighted words are defined to help explain military terms. Large color photographs provide a good look at each vehicle. Glos., ind. Review covers these Military Aircraft & Vehicles titles: Military Amphibious Vehicles, Military Attack Aircraft, Military Bomber Aircraft, Military Fighter Aircraft, Military Tracked Vehicles, and Military Wheeled Vehicles.
24 pp.
| Smart Apple
| January, 2017
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LibraryISBN 978-1-62588-406-0$28.50
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EbookISBN 978-1-62588-435-0
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PS
What's Inside? series.
These simplistic Macaulay-esque visual surveys of five different planes, race cars, submarines, tanks, and trains feature each vehicle in back-to-back double-page spreads. Two lines of large-print text (inadequately) introduce each vehicle beside an appealing color drawing showing the vehicle in action; the second spread consists solely of a detailed cutaway diagram with three important parts labeled. Glos., ind. Review covers these What's Inside? titles: Planes, Race Cars, Submarines, Tanks, and Trains.
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K-3
Seedlings series.
With glossy photos and very simple sentences in large type, these well-designed introductions to military vehicles are suited to emerging readers new to nonfiction. The texts cover the bare essentials, including each vehicle's purpose and notable features as well as basic details of the work being done. A labeled diagram of the vehicle concludes each book. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings titles: Fighter Jets, Tanks, Armored Vehicles, and Battleships.
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K-3
Lightning Bolt Books: How Vehicles Work series.
Each book gives a cursory overview of its titular vehicle. A simple narrative supplying brief information about purpose, engine, auxiliary equipment, and operator concludes with a catchy closing statement. Bright multicolored pages feature interesting full- and half-page photos. A diagram delineating working parts and random "Fun Facts" are appended. There are three other spring 2016 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Lightning Bolt Books: How Vehicles Work titles: How Do Fire Trucks Work?, How Do Formula One Race Cars Work?, and How Do Tanks Work?.
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YA
World War II series.
Roman loves playing semi-professional baseball. Unfortunately, he's not very good. When war breaks out, he volunteers for the army and finds something he can do better than anyone: drive a tank. Here's WWII-lite, with fast-paced battle scenes in Northern Africa recalling video-game action. By book's end, however, Lynch has built a lucid, realistic setting for his new war series.
32 pp.
| Smart Apple
| August, 2012
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LibraryISBN 978-1-59920-823-7$28.50
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4-6
Ultimate Military Machines series.
This series presents a cursory overview of six types of weaponry used by the armed forces. Each book gives a brief introduction, followed by history, descriptive information, and military usage of the machines. The inserts and photographs provide additional facts but contribute to a cluttered, distracting format. Reluctant readers interested in war and weaponry will be drawn to the series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Ultimate Military Machines titles: Tanks, Submarines, Helicopters, Fighter Planes, Bombers, and Warships.
32 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2011
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LibraryISBN 978-1-61783-073-0$18.95
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4-6
Military Vehicles series.
This series identifies four vehicles used in contemporary military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The specifications, military uses, statistical data, and materials used in construction of each vehicle are briefly discussed. Reluctant readers and military buffs will appreciate the readable, if selective and superficial, texts enhanced by large captioned photographs. Glos., ind. Review covers these Military Vehicles titles: Abrams Tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Cougars, and Humvees.
32 pp.
| Heinemann
| April, 2008
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4329-1645-9$29.29 New ed. (2003)
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4-6
Designed for Success series.
Each revised and updated book discusses a specific type of vehicle, focusing on design features that may help it, for example, go faster or better withstand enemy attack. The design is busy, with text boxes surrounded by average-quality photographs, captions, and diagrams highlighting mechanics or specialty parts and materials. The high-octane content and exciting photos may attract reluctant readers. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Designed for Success titles: Attack Fighters, Military Vehicles, Off-Road Vehicles, Race Cars, Sports Cars, Superbikes, and Superboats.
32 pp.
| Raintree
| August, 2006
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LibraryISBN 1-4109-2559-5$29.29
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4-6
Why Things Don't Work series.
This comic-book-format series explains the repair process of a specific vehicle. West ably describes the mechanics and science underlying each machine's design. While providing a solid overview, there is a lot of overlap and repetition among the books, and the framing device (the reader is helping to repair a vehicle) becomes a bit tedious. Diagrams are included. Glos., ind. Review covers these Why Things Don't Work titles: Helicopter, Motorcycle, Plane, Race Car, Tank, and Train.
32 pp.
| Heinemann
| July, 2003
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LibraryISBN 1-40342-655-4$$24.22
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4-6
Designed for Success series.
Each of these books discusses a specific type of vehicle, focusing on design features that may help it, for example, to go faster or better withstand enemy attack. Text boxes are surrounded by average-quality color photos, boxed captions, and diagrams highlighting mechanics or specialty parts and materials. Despite the busy layout, the content and many photos of well-known models will attract readers. Further reading, statistics. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Designed for Success titles: Attack Fighters, Military Vehicles, Off-Road Vehicles, Race Cars, Sports Cars, Superbikes, and Superboats.]