The Rover Story

Author : Markus Motum
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2025-01-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781536242294

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Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum Pdf

“A handsome and engaging children’s book. . . . This accessible look at interplanetary exploration will appeal to a broad range of young space enthusiasts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars—and now she’s ready to guide you through her journey. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life. How did Curiosity get her name? What tools does she use to carry out her tasks? The popular NASA rover narrates how and why she traveled more than 350,000,000 miles to explore a planet no human has ever visited . . . and what she has been doing there for the past decade or so. Markus Motum brings Curiosity’s story to life in vivid color: the deep blues of space set off the warm, rusted hues of Mars’s dusty red surface, marking this lovable rover and her mission as something special—truly a world apart.

Author : Jasmine Warga
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780063113947

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A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga Pdf

New York Times bestseller * Best Book of the Year from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honor–winning author of Other Words for Home. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming…. Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars’s difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration. As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage, and resilience to succeed… and survive?

Author : James Taylor
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781785004124

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Range Rover First Generation by James Taylor Pdf

The Range Rover's designers intended it to be a more comfortable and road-friendly passenger-carrying Land Rover, but customers quickly saw something much more in it. During the 1970s, while its immense practicality and capability were appreciated and acknowledged, a Range Rover became a sought-after and prestigious possession. It went on to change the face of Land Rover for ever. Range Rover First Generation - The Complete Story delves into the real story of the Range Rover, examining what lay behind the multiple changes in its twenty-six years of production. The book covers the full development story; custom and utility conversions; Range Rovers for the US market; full technical specifications and Range Rovers assembled overseas. If ever a car deserved the over-used epithet 'iconic', the first-generation Range Rover is it. The book provides an insight into the little-known difficulties and problems that were so well concealed by the Range Rover's makers and is a must read for all Range Rover and Land Rover enthusiasts. Superbly illustrated with 223 colour and 97 black & white photographs.

Author : Dave Phillips
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1910505358

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The Land Rover Story by Dave Phillips Pdf

The Land Rover Story is a roller coaster ride through the life and times of Land Rover. Fast-paced and entertaining, it brings alive all aspects of Land Rover from its humble beginnings in 1948 to today’s world-wide renown, with the vehicles — successes and failures — and people at the centre of the story. The 1940s. How the Land Rover came about; the Wilks brothers; the Centre Steer enigma; development and production; launch and reaction. The 1950s. Rapid development and evolution of the original; successes and dead ends; worldwide reach; early expeditions; weird and wonderful modifications; the Series II. The 1960s. Consolidation and further developments; Series IIA; military models; initial development of the Range Rover; search for a V8 engine. The 1970s. The Series III; Range Rover’s popularity but lack of investment; Land Rover abandons US market; the British Leyland story; escape from BL and Michael Edwardes, saviour of Land Rover. The 1980s. British Aerospace ownership; Land Rover grows as most of Britain’s car industry self-destructs; emergence of the coil-sprung models; make or break time with launch of Discovery (Europe’s best-selling 4x4). The 1990s. Tdi engines; Defender and its development. BMW ownership; second-generation Range Rover P38; Freelander; second-generation Discovery; Td5 engine. The 2000s. Ford takeover, alliance with Jaguar, shift towards luxury; third-generation Range Rover L322; the G4 Challenge; Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport, TDCi Defender, Freelander 2, Discovery 4. The 2010s. Tata takeover, upsurge in sales and profits; Range Rover Evoque and Victoria Beckham; Range Rover 4; Range Rover Sport 2; Discovery Sport; Discovery 5; Range Rover Velar; DC100 concept; end of Defender production; rise of Defender as a fashion icon; and much more.

Author : Kristin L. Gray
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780525646488

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Rover Throws a Party by Kristin L. Gray Pdf

Inspired by NASA's Curiosity rover, this is the story of a lonely Mars rover who plans the best birthday party in the solar system. It's Rover's anniversary on Mars! Time to celebrate by throwing the best party this planet has ever seen. Rover hands out invitations all over town, but it seems like he's the only one around. Will anyone come to the party, or will Rover be all alone on his big day? In 2013, NASA programmed their Curiosity rover to hum "Happy Birthday to You" in honor of its first year on Mars. Inspired by this anecdote, this is the tale of a lonely rover and his party, accompanied by fascinating Mars rover facts that help explain the real science behind the story. This fun birthday tale provides an accessible, kid-friendly look at one of NASA's coolest programs.

Author : Roger Wiens
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465055982

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Red Rover by Roger Wiens Pdf

Covers the development and construction of the Mars rover Curiosity, the most sophisticated vehicle ever sent to the "Red Planet."

Author : Richard Lange
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316541978

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Rovers by Richard Lange Pdf

Two immortal brothers crisscross the American Southwest to elude a murderous biker gang and protect a young woman in this “utter triumph and delight” from award-winning author Richard Lange (Jonathan Ames, author of A Man Named Doll). Summer, 1976. Jesse and his brother, Edgar, are on the road in search of victims. They’re rovers, nearly indestructible nocturnal beings who must consume human blood in order to survive. For seventy years they’ve lurked on the fringes of society, roaming from town to town, dingy motel to dingy motel, stalking the transients, addicts, and prostitutes they feed on. This hard-boiled supernatural hell ride kicks off when the brothers encounter a young woman who disrupts their grim routine, forcing Jesse to confront his past and plunging his present into deadly chaos as he finds himself scrambling to save her life. The story plays out through the eyes of the brothers, a grieving father searching for his son’s murderer, and a violent gang of rover bikers, coming to a shattering conclusion in Las Vegas on the eve of America’s Bicentennial. Gripping, relentless, and ferocious, Rovers demonstrates once again why Richard Lange has been hailed as an “expert writer, his prose exact, his narrative tightly controlled” (Steph Cha, Los Angeles Times). Finalist for the 2022 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award

Author : Joseph Conrad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:8737333

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The rover by Joseph Conrad Pdf

Author : Karen Beaumont
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0152019790

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Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont Pdf

In this cumulative story, a fluffy, friendly dog named Rover makes room in his doghouse for a succession of animals seeking shelter from a thunderstorm.

Author : Christopher Krovatin
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338629101

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Red Rover by Christopher Krovatin Pdf

Sit, stay, die. Dogs aren't always man's best friend. When Amy sees a dog stranded on the side of the highway, she knows what she has to do. She tells her dad to stop the car. She can't understand why anyone would abandon a dog in such a way, tied up and blindfolded. Amy's parents say they'll only keep the dog until they can find it a permanent home. Amy's younger sister names the dog Rover.They take Rover into their house, their family. And once he's there . . . he doesn't want to leave.Amy loves dogs. But she starts to worry when strange things start happening in the house.Objects move. Lights go off. Accidents happen.Soon man's best friend has turned into Amy's worst nightmare.The problem isn't Rover's bark or his bite - it's even creepier than that. This dog's purpose is evil . . . and if's waiting to be unleashed.

Author : A. L. Karras,Olaf Hanson
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781897425015

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Northern Rover by A. L. Karras,Olaf Hanson Pdf

From 1919 to 1970, Olaf Hanson was a trapper, trader, prospector, game guardian, fisherman, and road blasting expert in northeastern Saskatchewan. He told his life story to popular Saskatchewan author A. L. Karras, whose manuscript, written in the 1980s, only came to light after his death in 1999. In an uncompromising, straightforward style, Karras and Hanson reveal the geography, wildlife, and natural history of the region as well as the business and social interactions between people. The book offers a look at the vanished subsistence and commercial economy of the boreal forest, wound around a fascinating personal story of courage and physical stamina.

Author : Craig Cheetham
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781398100947

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Austin and Rover Metro by Craig Cheetham Pdf

The illustrated inside story of the car that saved the British car industry - Austin and Rover Metro.

Author : Graham Robson
Publisher : Veloce
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781836440291

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The Rover Story by Graham Robson Pdf

A Veloce Classic reprint. Graham Robson traces the history of the company right back to the Starley family’s Coventry-made bicycles of the 1870s. Delving deeply into the records and talking to many people who have been connected with Rover cars since the 1930s, he unfolds a fascinating account of the men who directed the company’s fortunes, of their vision and of their occasional lapses. The company’s impressive record is analysed here in this probing, truthful yet affectionate look at one of the greatest names in the British motor industry. The definitive history of the Rover Company.

Author : Graham Robson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : 1852601752

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The Rover Story by Graham Robson Pdf

Author : Ben Fogle
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780008194239

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Land Rover: The Story of the Car that Conquered the World by Ben Fogle Pdf

Sunday Times Bestseller As quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips or a British Bulldog, the boxy, utilitarian Land Rover Defender has become an iconic part of what it is to be British.