Product Description: High-speed Rail (HSR) is a technological transportation advance that has raised the interest of policy makers and researchers worldwide. The study of High-speed Rail is a recent phenomenon but has received increasing attention due to the extension of this mode of transportation around the globe...read more

Chronicles the case of eighteen-year-old Libby Zion, who entered a hospital in 1984 with minor flu symptoms and died eight hours later, and explains how this incident led to sweeping hospital reforms. Reprint. K. NYT.

Product Description: A look at the trains that use modern technology to reach incredible speeds.

Product Description: Learn how scientists have looked toward the kingfisher for inspiration in making high-speed trains quieter.

Product Description: Learn how scientists have looked toward the kingfisher for inspiration in making high-speed trains quieter.

A kindergarten-level introduction to polar bears, covering their growth process, behaviors, their Arctic home, and such defining features as their all-white fur. The popular Seedlings series from Creative Education now offers irresistible introductions to six more wild animals and six speedy vehicles. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these newest books touch upon the bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family relationships of living things and the parts, operation, settings, and roles of vehicles. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge!