Machines at the airport /
Smith, Siân.
Machines at the airport / Siân Smith. - 1st ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Capstone Heinemann Library, c2014. - 24 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. - Machines at work . - Smith, Siân. Machines at work .
"Providing an early introduction to STEM education, this book uses simple text and labeled photographs to examine a wide range of exciting machines used at the airport, revealing how each machine solves a particular problem. Machines covered include jet airplanes, staircases on wheels, scanners, conveyor belts, radars, and more!"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index.
Why do we have machines at an airport? -- Can a machine spot dangerous things? -- How can machines help to move bags? -- How can machines help to move people? -- What are the biggest machines at an airport? -- What other machines help airplanes? -- Which machines help airplanes in the ice and snow? -- What stops airplanes from crashing into each other? -- What does this machine do?
Brief text and photographs examine a wide range of machines used at the airport, including airplanes, staircases on wheels, scanners, conveyor belts, and radar.
RL: K
1432974998 (hbk.) 1432975048 (pbk.) 9781432974992 (hbk.) 9781432975043 (pbk.)
2012042827
Airports--Equipment and supplies--Juvenile literature.
Jet planes--Juvenile literature.
Machines at the airport / Siân Smith. - 1st ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Capstone Heinemann Library, c2014. - 24 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. - Machines at work . - Smith, Siân. Machines at work .
"Providing an early introduction to STEM education, this book uses simple text and labeled photographs to examine a wide range of exciting machines used at the airport, revealing how each machine solves a particular problem. Machines covered include jet airplanes, staircases on wheels, scanners, conveyor belts, radars, and more!"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index.
Why do we have machines at an airport? -- Can a machine spot dangerous things? -- How can machines help to move bags? -- How can machines help to move people? -- What are the biggest machines at an airport? -- What other machines help airplanes? -- Which machines help airplanes in the ice and snow? -- What stops airplanes from crashing into each other? -- What does this machine do?
Brief text and photographs examine a wide range of machines used at the airport, including airplanes, staircases on wheels, scanners, conveyor belts, and radar.
RL: K
1432974998 (hbk.) 1432975048 (pbk.) 9781432974992 (hbk.) 9781432975043 (pbk.)
2012042827
Airports--Equipment and supplies--Juvenile literature.
Jet planes--Juvenile literature.