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In this post, students will discover the history of electric car technology over the course of the last century. In the early 20th century, motorists had a choice of electric, steam, or gasoline cars, and it wasn’t clear that any one type would dominate the market. Electricity was beginnin
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
A traveling book about an adventurous young woman, Alice Ramsay, who drives across the country in 1909. Despite facing natural and manmade obstacles - including poor roads and a lack of traffic signs - Alice's westward voyage ends triumphantly in San Francisco, making this a charming tale of a gi
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
The true story of the night when good friends Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a daring moonlit flight in Amelia's plane and a swift, open-aired spin in Eleanor's car.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
A children's book that contrasts the serenity of the country with the hustle of automobiles.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
A historical account of the impact of the automobile on society.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
Children's biography of Louise Smith, race car driver and first woman elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
An account of Henry Ford's manufacturing techniques of the Model T roadster.