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Trains

Kaitlyn Duling (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648347825

All aboard! In this title, readers learn how trains are used all around the world. Leveled text and crisp images combine to explore the uses, parts and inner workings of a few types of trains. This fact-filled title also considers what future trains and train transportation may look like. Diagrams support the main text by showing the parts of trains and how their controls work. The book concludes with a question that prompts readers to think more about train travel.

Helicopters

Kaitlyn Duling (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648347801

Learn how helicopters soar through the sky to transport and rescue in this fact-filled title! Young readers will learn about the uses, inner workings, and future of these powerful machines. Crisp images and leveled text provide engaging descriptions, while special features offer step-by-step visuals for critical helicopter parts and flight mechanics. The book concludes with a question that prompts readers to think about future helicopters.

A Tractor's Day

Christina Leaf (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648347108

It’s planting day! Young readers can follow along with a tractor as it plants corn in this low-level title. Narrative text and colorful illustrations combine to tell the story of a tractor’s day, while informing young readers about the different parts and jobs of tractors. Fun facts add extra information about tractors, and questions engage the reader on both educational and personal levels. Students looking to learn about this favorite machine will plow through this fun read!

A Bulldozer's Day

Derek Zobel (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648347078

It is a busy day at the construction site! There are rocks to move, fields to rip up, and surfaces to level. The bulldozer can do it all! This narrative title provides information about the jobs and parts of bulldozers by following a bulldozer through a day on the job. Vibrant, playful illustrations accompany the text while fun facts add bonus information and a special feature sums up the book. Young readers will be ready to get to work with this low-level title!

A Dump Truck's Day

Betsy Rathburn (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648347085

It is another day at the mine! Young readers can learn all about mining dump trucks, from their parts to the jobs they have, in this low-level title. Narrative text accompanied by vibrant illustrations follows one dump truck through the course of a day, while fun facts add bonus information. Questions offer ways for students to connect more deeply with the text and encourage curiosity. Machine-loving kids will enjoy this fun read!

A Backhoe's Day

Betsy Rathburn (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648347061

It is time to build a road! This low-level title shows how backhoes help in road construction, from digging trenches to leveling ground. Narrative text follows a backhoe during a day on the job to inform about the different parts and tasks of a backhoe, while colorful illustrations support the text. Questions encourage students to connect with the text, while fun facts add extra information. Young readers will love digging into this fun title!

Submarines

Rebecca Pettiford (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648346132

Take a deep dive into submarines with this fact-filled title! Leveled text and crisp images combine to introduce readers to the uses of submarines, explore how they work, and consider what future subs might look like. Diagrams reinforce the main text by showing off submarine parts and how they work. The book concludes with a question that prompts readers to think more about submarines.

Ships

Amy McDonald (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781648340710

From crossing the sea to circling the world, ships are machines that go places! In this title, vibrant photos and light text help young readers learn about these amazing vessels, including their parts to their jobs. Features such as a picture glossary, photo labels, and a labeled diagram offer additional support for students just getting their sea legs in the wide ocean of reading.

Passenger Trains

Christina Leighton (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681034034

Passenger trains have all kinds of cars—baggage cars, lounge cars, dining cars, and sleeper cars. They often need to keep riders comfortable for multi-day trips. This title shows beginning readers a train type that works day and night to take passengers long distances.

Freight Trains

Christina Leighton (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681034003

The average freight car can hold 200,000 pounds. This is equal to the weight of 15 male bush elephants! Early readers will be impressed by the powerful freight trains in this book moving heavy loads of food, coal, oil, and more!

Monorails

Christina Leighton (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681034027

Ever ride a train on an elevated track around a zoo, an airport, or an amusement park? If so, you’ve traveled by monorail. In this book, new readers will see many scenic aerial views offered by the off-the-ground trains that move on single rails.

Helicopters

Rebecca Pettiford (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681033624

Helicopters are among the most mission-oriented machines. They often get their rotors spinning to pick up a sick or injured person, to a military zone, or to help with a wildfire. In this book, helicopters lift off, spin, and land for early readers.

Earth Movers

Rebecca Pettiford (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681033617

The first step of any construction project is preparing the site for building. The job requires earth movers to rip, dig, level, and move ground. This children’s title, grounded in facts, lets young readers dig into learning about the action-packed work of earth movers.

Concrete Mixers

Rebecca Pettiford (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681033600

A drum and a chute make a concrete mixer unique from other construction equipment. The first part has a spiral-shaped inside for mixing concrete. The second part shoots concrete out of the machine. Beginning readers will want to turn the pages of this title about concrete mixers!

Trains

Amy McDonald (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681037868

All aboard! Trains carry people and cargo to faraway places. This low-level title introduces these powerful machines to students just starting to read independently. Features highlight the parts of a train and different types of trains to engage readers and reinforce content. This fun title is sure to start beginning readers on the right track!

Tractors

Amy McDonald (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681037851

From plowing fields to harvesting crops, tractors do important farm work. This low-level title teaches beginning readers about the parts of a tractor and the jobs that they do through literacy-focused text and crisp photos. Features including a diagram and labeled photos support and clarify the text. This engaging title will help students grow in their independent reading!

Airplanes

Derek Zobel (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681037813

Airplanes travel all around the world! In this title, beginning readers can learn about the parts of these mighty machines as well as the jobs they do through simple, predictable text and bright photos. Features such as a labeled diagram of airplane parts support and reinforce the text. This low-level title will help students just beginning to read independently to take flight!

Flight Attendants

Rebecca Sabelko (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781618917713

This leveled title takes young readers on a journey in the sky! It introduces the exciting job of flight attendants, who travel the world to keep fliers safe and comfortable. Colorful photos and engaging text highlight the work of flight attendants, while labels and a picture glossary introduce important words. Special features introduce the important skills and gear of these community helpers.

Coding in Transportation

Elizabeth Noll (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681035765

Did you know that the average car has more than a dozen computers inside? Without computers and the coding that controls them, today’s transportation would look a lot different. Young readers will love exploring how coding helps us get around in this fascinating read.

Highways

Chris Bowman (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681035642

Drivers who need to quickly get from one place to another use highways! In this title for emergent readers, the construction, materials, and science of highways are presented in a straightforward way with simple text, crisp photos, and engaging special features.

Motorcycles

Chris Bowman (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681034638

With a top speed of 183 miles per hour, the 2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2 motorcycle is one impressive speed machine! But not all motorcycles are designed for speed. Some are made for cruising the country. Others go off road! This title allows young readers to explore the enticing world of motorcycles.

Pickup Trucks

Chris Bowman (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681034621

Towing a trailer full of cattle or a camper full of gear is no problem for a pickup truck! These powerful machines are designed to get tough jobs done. Young readers will have loads of fun with this title about pickup trucks.

Race Cars

Chris Bowman (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681034645

Whether racing around a paved track, down a straight lane, or across a dirt course, all race cars have one thing in common. They are chasing the checkered flag! No matter their shape or color, race cars are designed for speed. This title revs readers up as it winds through information about the parts and purposes of race cars.

Ambulances

Chris Bowman (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681034614

Lights flash and sirens wail! There’s been an accident. An ambulance races to the scene! Ambulances are mighty machines filled with lifesaving supplies. Young readers will learn about the exciting world of emergency vehicles in this fact-filled read about ambulances.  

Trains

Chris Bowman (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681033402

From freight carriers to passenger transports, trains have chugged along throughout history. Over time, these traveling machines have advanced and picked up speed. The fastest bullet trains of today zoom around at more than 300 miles per hour! This book will have young readers calling “all aboard!”