Cars (Past & Present)

by NeilMorris (Author), TerenceHadler (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $84.32

  A younger version of the Travelling Through Time series, this book explores the history of cars from early steam-driven horseless carriages to today's high performance designer cars and mass-produced vehicles. It is one of a series which uses simpler vocabulary and a larger typeface, to explore the history of travel and transport from early inventions to today's high-speed vehicles. Each titles takes an in-depth look at a different method of transport , examining the great milestones in its development and its impact on the way we live.

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $16.70

  The first two books from an amazing, photographic series on the exciting world of transportation. Each title takes a detailed look at a different mode of transport, highlighting the most intriguing and amazing examples. These extremely informative books tell the reader when the given machine was invented, who invented it, how it's changed through the passage of time, and what creations we can expect to see in the future. - Contains exciting internet links which take children to the most interesting sites on the net. - Jam-packed full of historical and scientific facts, which are explained in a clear, undaunting way. - Heaps of striking, full-colour photography to draw the reader into the information. - A great junior reference series for home or the classroom. - Each title is fully indexed for quick and easy reference and contains a glossary to help with unfamiliar words. - Simple explanations and fascinating trivia make this series a sure-fire certainty to spark any child's interest in the world around them. -...and very competitively priced!

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $12.89

  Discover some of the most amazing machines on earth! The first two books from an amazing, new photographic series focusing on the exciting world of transportation. Each title takes a detailed look at a different mode of transport, highlighting the most intriguing and amazing examples. These extremely informative books tell the reader when the given machine was invented, who invented it, how it's changed through the passage of time, and what creations we can expect to see in the future. * Contains exciting internet links which take children to the most interesting sites on the net. * Jam-packed full of historical and scientific facts, which are explained in a clear, undaunting way. * Heaps of striking, full-colour photography to draw the reader into the information. * A great junior reference series for home or the classroom. * Each title is fully indexed for quick and easy reference and contains a glossary to help with unfamiliar words. * Simple explanations and fascinating trivia make this series a sure-fire certainty to spark any child's interest in the world around them.