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Military drones have been part of wars for more than 100 years. Today’s military unmanned aerial vehicles are packed with sensors, high-quality cameras, and even weapons. With each UAV flight, military members are kept safe away from war zones. Young listeners will learn how both aerial and underwater military drones operate and get inside details about some of the missions they’ve completed.

Mater de sleepwagen heeft altijd een bizar verhaal te vertellen aan zijn vrienden. Van een straatrace door Tokio tot een bulldozergevecht in Spanje, Maters sterke verhalen doen zijn vrienden versteld staan... Zat hij echt in een heavymetalband genaamd Mater and the Gas-Caps? Of was hij echt een wereldkampioen monster-truck worstelaar? Zelfs Mater's beste vriend, Bliksem McQueen, weet het niet zeker, hoewel hij deel uitmaakt van elk wild verhaal!

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings young readers along on a groovy train ride with Pete the Cat! Pete can't wait to visit Grandma, especially because he gets to take a train ride to see her! The conductor gives Pete a tour of the train, and Pete gets to see the engine...

Ring in Valentine's Day--and love--with Love from the Little Engine That Could! This charming original title, featuring everyone's favorite little train is the perfect gift for that special someone on Valentine's Day--or any day of the year. The Little Engine That Could is turning ninety! And...

Eigentlich ist Flo ein ganz normaler Junge. Nur ein bisschen viel Fantasie hat er, findet seine Schwester. Als Flo sich eines Nachmittags mitten in der Modelleisenbahn-Welt seines Vaters wiederfindet, beginnt selbst er an seinem Verstand zu zweifeln. Ist er jetzt völlig übergeschnappt oder hat er etwa eine magische Schwelle zwischen zwei Welten überschritten? Flo stürzt sich in wilde Verfolgungsjagden und Abenteuer, die er sonst nur gespielt hat. Als er einen Jungen trifft, der ihn vage an jemanden erinnert, erfährt er, wie eng Fantasie und Realität miteinander verstrickt sind.

On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida, believing the wooden ship, a replica of the original, famous Bounty, would fare better at sea than at port. He told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship and there would be no hard feelings. No one took the captain up on his offer, and this decision would have fatal consequences.

Learn about the job of a garbage collector and how a garbage truck works.

Learn about how a backhoe is operated.

Learn about the job of a truck driver and how a semitruck works.

Learn how a tower crane is operated.

Learn how a bulldozer is operated.

Learn about street sweepers.

Learn how a dump truck is operated.

Learn about the job of a fire fighter and how a fire engine works.

Fire Truck is very brave. While he is off fighting a fire, School Bus, Tractor, and Train await his return.

This book provides young listeners with exciting information on the most modern US military aircraft.

Do you know how many miles beneath the surface of the waves the wreck of the Titanic lies? What do scientists and historians now believe led to the iceberg being seen only at the last minute? The flares that were sent up by the crew were supposed to signal ‘distress’ - but what did they actually say? Narrator Kent Harris talks us through over 100 amazing Titanic facts in this fascinating audiobook about the famous ship and her tragic maiden voyage.

Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. A drive South becomes dangerous for ‘lois and her family. 'Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family...

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won.  

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker - both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk, who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his 49-foot steel boat, the Can Do, into the blizzard.