Ian Graham
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Robots are machines that can be programmed to carry out a series of complex actions automatically or under the control of an operator. They come in all shapes and sizes, from mechanical arms and driverless vehicles to walking, talking, artificial people. Learn about how robots are helping humanity by doing jobs that are too dangerous for people, exploring places that humans cannot reach, and becoming our helpers and companions. -- from Amazon.
8) Trains
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the inner workings of a selection of railroad trains, including steam trains, electric trains, heavy-duty diesel trains, and high-speed trains, in a board book with lift flaps.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"A visual history of economic development in fifty ships, starting from the earliest known record, Pharaoh Khufu's solar barge (roughly 5000 years ago), to MS Allure of the Seas, the biggest passenger ship ever built (longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall)."--
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going, from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest, most sophisticated devices of the information age, including smartwatches, personal digital assistants, and driverless cars. It includes inventions that have changed the course of history, like the internal combustion engine, as well as technologies that might hold the key to our future survival,...
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