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Author Gravelle, Karen author.

Title The driving book : everything new drivers need to know but don't know to ask / Karen Gravelle ; illustrations by Helen Flook.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Young Adult Non-Fiction  YA 629.283 Gra    ---  Available
Edition Updated edition.
Description vi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note Includes index.
Contents Things you need to keep in your car: the bare essentials -- Taking care of your car -- Before you pull out of the driveway -- Hitting the road: some all-purpose tips -- Getting gas -- Driving in bad weather -- Expressways, freeways, thruways, and beltways -- Cruising down country roads -- Big city lights -- When it's not your car -- Driving with children or pets -- Dealing with your parents -- Pressures, pressures, pressures: maintaining your cool with friends -- When you are a passenger -- Road rage -- Alcohol, illegal drugs, and sedating medications -- Getting a ticket -- Breakdowns -- Accidents -- Helping others -- Keep in mind.
Summary Covering virtually every scenario a new driver may face, from changing a tire and negotiating privileges with parents to handling a car in bad weather, a practical guide helps teen drivers navigate through tricky new territory on the road and at home. --Publisher's description.
Subject Automobile driving -- Popular works -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile driving -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form Anecdotes.
Literature.
Added Author Flook, Helen, illustrator.
ISBN 9780802738035 (pbk.)
0802738036 (pbk.)

 
    
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