New Releases by Lee Sullivan Hill

It digs up dirt. It packs earth down hard. This earthmover is on the move! How do earthmovers work? And what kinds of jobs do earthmovers do? Read this book to find out! Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom series—part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

Introduces trains, describing their parts, discussing what they carry, and explaining how they move.

Introduces the parts and uses of motorcycles.

Tells the story of the Wright Brothers’ invention of the airplane, climaxing in the triumphant first flight of the Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

Introduces jet planes, how they work, and for what purposes they are used.

Introduces the parts and functions of different kinds of earthmoving machinery.

Describes different kinds of tunnels, how they are built, and what they are used for.

A simple introduction to the variety and beauty of homes around the world.

Explains why people travel in air and space and introduces the various forms of transportation used.

Describes many of the ways people move themselves and goods around on rivers, lakes, canals, and oceans.

Describes different kinds of monuments from around the world while also explaining how and why they were built, how they are preserved, and their importance to one''s memory.

An introduction to some of the different ways people get around in cities, from walking and biking to ferry boats and skates.

Introduces some different modes of transportation used in rural areas, including cars, trucks, bicycles, sleds, ferry boats, and even walking.

Briefly describes some of the methods used to move goods from one place to another, including pack animals, barges and other boats, trains, and trucks.

Describes how people choose different ways to use transportation for fun, depending on setting, circumstances, and personal preference.

Introduces various kinds of schools, their size and location, whether attended by children or adults, and the kinds of learning provided in each.

Explains what a park is, how and why parks are built or preserved, and why parks are important to us, using examples of different kinds of parks from around the country.

An introduction to the variety and beauty of towers, including the purposes they serve.

Introduces different kinds of bridges, their materials, construction, and maintenance.

A simple introduction to the beauty and variety of farms from a wheat field in Montana to the harvesting of seaweed from the ocean.

Introduces readers to dams, their purposes, and how they may be built.

Surveys all kinds of libraries, from a monastery library full of handmade books to a school media center to a bookmobile.

An introduction to the variety and beauty of American roads, past and present.

Describes different canals and explains their usefulness.