Record details

• ISBN: 9780531131985
• ISBN: 053113198X
• ISBN: 9780531133989
• ISBN: 0531133982
• ISBN: 9781912537648
• ISBN: 1912537648
• Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
• Publisher: New York, NY : Franklin Watts®, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2019]
• Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Published in Great Britain in 2019 by Book House, an imprint of The Salariya Book Company Ltd."

Includes index.

This is a fascinating guide to the science of automobiles of all kinds. Readers explore the technology that lies behind everything from passenger cars, school buses, and taxis, to delivery vans, fuel trucks, and emergency vehicles. They'll see how some of the same scientific principles that are learned in the classroom - like force, energy, and motion - are at work with these vehicles.

Formatted Contents Note:

Paving the way -- Under the bonnet and beyond -- All kinds of cars -- Keep on trucking -- First on the scene -- Roll them out! -- Chequered flag -- Controlling speed -- Going off-road -- Going to extremes -- New sources of power -- The future.

Target Audience Note:

1140L Lexile

Study Program Information Note:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 1 501057.

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Motor vehicles > Design and construction > Juvenile literature.
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