Sub-Category 1:  Trains

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	"Clickety Clack"	Author:  Rob & Amy Spence Illustrator:  Margaret Spengler	Ages 4 to 8	July 2001 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers	Driver Zack starts a train ride adventure when he picks up a group of silly passengers.  His passengers include dancing ducks, talking yaks, and two packs of elephants.  The elephants really stir things up when they discover that two mischievous mice have climbed aboard.
	"True Heart"	Author:  Marissa Moss Illustrator:  C. F. Payne	Ages 5 to 9	March 1999 by Silver Whistle Books	A young woman is working on the railroad during the turn of the century.  The young woman desperately wants to be an engineer.  One day, a young man who works with her gets injured and can't drive his train, so the young woman steps up to the challenge.
	"Mailing May"	Author:  Michael O. Tunnell Illustrator:  Ted Rand	Ages 4 to 8	September 2000 by HarperTrophy	Back in 1914, Charlotte May Pierstorff wants to go see her grandma.   The only way to get there she has to cross the Idaho mountains by way of railroad.  This book tells of the true way May got to take her trip.  Her spunk and her father's clever plan, along with the U.S. Mail, help her get to her Grandma's.
	"Chugga Chugga Choo-Choo Big Book"	Author:  Kevin Lewis Illustrator:  Daniel Kirk	Ages 2 to 5	March 2001 by Hyperion Books	This book is about a very busy steam engine that tells about its adventures around high and steep mountains and through a low and deep valley.
	"The Caboose Who Got Loose"	Author and Illustrator: Bill Peet	Ages 2 to 5	April 1993 by Houghton Mifflin Company	Katy Caboose is always last.  She's tired of it!  One day, her dream of not being last comes true and she gets to experience her dream of peace and solitude.

Sub-Category 2:  Boats

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	"SOS Titanic"	Author:  Eve Bunting	Ages 12 to 17	April 1996 by Harcourt Paperbacks	Barry O'Neill, age fifteen, is traveling from Ireland to America aboard the maiden voyage of the magnificent Titanic.  He tells about the endangerment he enters when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink.
	"Abigail Take the Wheel"	Author:  Avi Illustrator:  Don Bolognese	Ages 8 to 9	April 2000 by HarperTrophy	A girl named Abigail and her brother Tom get to school every day on their father's ferry boat, the Neptune.  One day on the way to school, Abigail and her family witness two other boats colliding.  While Abigail's father goes to aid the other boats, he leaves control of his boat to Abigail.  Abigail, with the help of her brother, must steer the boat through the waters of New York Harbor alone.
	"On Sand Island"	Author:  Jacqueline Briggs Martin Illustrator:  David A. Johnson	Ages 4 to 8	August 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company	This is the story of a young boy who lives on Sand Island in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.  He wants nothing more than to make his own boat and to put it out in the water.
	"Lying Awake"	Author:  Helen Furbush Illustrator:  Christine McCroskey	Ages 6 to 13	April 2004 by Harbor Island Books	This is a story about an eight-year-old girl named Lanie who lives on a boat.  While trying to go to sleep one night, she listens to the sound inside the boat and what's outside in the marina.  As she listens, she relives in her mind the adventures she used to have with her grandfather out on the tide flats.
	"Boats!"	Author:  Shana Corey Illustrator:  Mike Reed	Ages 5 to 8	April 2001 by Random House Books for Young Readers	In easy-to-follow rhyming text, this book informs readers of all different kinds of boats, from big boats, small boats, old boats, and new boats.

Sub-Category 3:  Planes

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	"I Love Planes!"	Author:  Philemon Sturges Illustrator:  Shari Halpern	Ages 4 to 6	March 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers	In this story, a child describes his favorite types of planes and gives them names based on their notable characteristics.
	"Wee and the Wright Brothers"	Author:  Timothy R. Gaffney Illustrator:  Bernadette Pons	Ages 5 to 8	September 2004 by Henry Holt & Company	Wee is a mouse.  Wee is also a very determined journalist who will stop at nothing to get the story he needs.  He eventually gets the stories he needs with the Wright Brothers help.
	"Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride"	Author:  Pam Munoz Ryan Illustrator:  Brian Selznick	Ages 5 to 9	October 1999 by Hyperion Books for Children	Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt go on a night flight above Washington, D.C. while still in their evening dresses!  Actual dialogue and facts takes place in this story between Amelia and Eleanor.
	"Wildfire"	Author:  Annie Auerbach Illustrator:  S. I. International Illustrators	Ages 3 to 7	March 2004 by Little Simon	This book tells of heroes going off to battle wildfires with water-bomber airplanes.
	"Olvina Flies"	Author and Illustrator:  Grace Lin	Ages 4 to 7	April 200 by Henry Holt & Company	Olvina is a hen that has a fear of flying.  However, she has a bird convention to go to in Hawaii, and must somehow find a way to get over her fear of flying.

Sub-Category 4:  Cars

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	"The Scrubbly-Bubbly Car Wash"	Author:  Irene O'Garden Illustrator:  Cynthia Jabar	Ages 3 to 6	March 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers	This is a book that tells the reasons for going to a car wash and what goes on at a car wash.
	"Car Wash"	Author:  Sandra Steen and Susan Steen Illustrator:  G. Brian Karas	Ages 4 to 8	January 2001 by Putnam Publishing Group	A set of twins and their dad are on their way to eat lunch when they hit a mud puddle on the way there.  Lunch has been postponed until they can get to the car wash and get the car cleaned at the car wash!
	"Joe's Car"	Author:  Annabelle Dixon Illustrator:  Tim Archbold	Ages 5 to 9	September 2004 by Picture Window Books	Joe has a shiny red car.  But then, Charlie hides it from him.  Then Ben finds it.  Joe now has to choose who to share his car with.
	"Eat My Dust!"	Author:  Monica Kulling Illustrator:  Richard Walz	Ages 6 to 8	March 2004 by Random House Books for Young Readers	In 1901, Henry Ford wants to build a car that everyone can afford.  But, he doesn't have any money to build it.  To get the money, he enters a car race!
	"Rattletrap Car"	Author:  Phyllis Root Illustrator:  Jill Barton	Ages 4 to 8	May 2004 by Candlewick Press	One day, Junie, Jake, Poppa, and the baby decide that they want to go to the lake.  They have a rattletrap car to get them there but it doesn't make it!

Sub-Category 5:  Trucks

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	"Dumpy's Apple Shop"	Author:  Julie Andrews Edwards & Emma Walton Hamilton Illustrator:  Tony Walton	Ages 3 to5	April 2004 by HarperTrophy	The Barnes family grows apples and it's now Apple Day!  Apple Day is when the Barnes sell their apples.  Dumpy, their dump truck, wants to help out the family and he finds a way!
	"I Love Trucks!"	Author:  Philemon Sturges Illustrator:  Shari Halpern	Ages 3 to 6	March 200 by HarperFestival	A child names each one of his favorite trucks and lists their notable characteristics.
	"Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck"	Author:  Lisa Wheeler Illustrator:  Ivan Bates	Ages 3 to 7	September 2004 by Harcourt Children's Books	A farmer hauls his load of hay into town.  In town, he meets some bossy barnyard animals looking for a lift and he gives them one!
	"Big Truck and Little Truck"	Author:  Jan Carr Illustrator:  Ivan Bates	Ages 3 to 5	August 2000 by Scholastic Press	Big Truck and Little Truck work together on Farley's Farm.  One day, Big Truck is towed away for repairs and now it's up to Little Truck to haul the produce to the city all by himself.
	"Number 21"	Author:  Nancy Hundal Illustrator:  Brian Deines	Ages 4 to 7	May 2001 by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited	Nancy's dad is a truck driver and he brings home Number 21.  Number 21 is a big, shiny red, new dump truck.  The truck quickly becomes the center of attention on the hot day in summer.