Download or read book Cars Trains Ships and Planes written by DK and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cars, Trains, Ships and Planes displays exciting vehicles that float, fly or speed across the land, including the record breakers - the fastest, largest, longest and costliest modes of transportation ever to zoom, sail or soar. Explore over 1,000 different vehicles and discover fun facts and figures. This kid's encyclopedia is the fastest route to learning about the entire history of all modern modes of transportation, from the first wheel to the latest hybrids. Cars, Trains, Ships and Planes is the perfect gift for young transport enthusiasts, who are revved up and ready to read.
Download or read book The Children s Book of Cars Trains Boats and Planes written by Kenneth Allen and published by Smithmark Pub. This book was released on 1978 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history of travel and transportation, looking at the technological development of boats and ships, trains, automobiles, airplanes, and jet aircraft.
Download or read book Cars Trains and Planes written by Dorling Kindersley and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cars, Trains, and Planes chronicles the history of mechanized transportation in awesome detail, profiling the thousands of machines that have carried people around the world over the last two hundred years. This stunning book offers a lavishly illustrated photographic collection of the world's most incredible popular vehicles. Including over 2,500 different machines from the iconic to the unexpected, detailing their specifications and important features. See everything from the first steam engines to the newest high-speed intercity trains; the Model T Ford to the latest hybrid and electric cars; and the Wright Flyer to stealth fighter jets and huge passenger planes. Cars, Trains, and Planes is a celebration of the amazing machines that keep the world on the move.
Download or read book Boats Planes and Trains written by IglooBooks and published by Igloo Books. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perfect, interactive first concepts board book all about things that go! Follow the trails of trundling tractors, flashing fire engines and powerful planes. Follow touch-and-feel train tracks and chunky tire treads to meet all kinds of vehicles. With exciting touch & feel textures and lift-the-flaps on every page, learn about all kinds of vehicles!
Download or read book Trains Planes Ships and Cars written by James Hamilton-Paterson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated celebration of the golden age of aircraft, cars, ships and locomotives from 1900 to 1941 by the author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds. This dazzling book describes the flourishing of transport and travel, and the engineering that made it possible, in the years before the Second World War. It is an homage to the great vehicles and their mechanisms, their cultural impact and the social change they enabled. James Hamilton-Paterson explores the pinnacle of the steam engine, the advent and glory days of the luxury motorcar and the monster vehicles used in land speed records, the marvellous fast ocean liners and the excitement and beauty of increasingly aerodynamic forms of passenger aircraft. These were the days when for most people long-distance travel was a dream, and the dream-like glamour of these machines has never been surpassed. Hamilton-Paterson has an unrivalled ability to write evocatively about engineering and design in their historical context, and in this book he brings a vanished era to life.
Download or read book How to Draw Planes Trains and Boats written by Barbara Soloff Levy and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of this guide, children and other beginning artists will enjoy learning how to draw 30 different forms of transportation — most of them composed of simple shapes such as circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations show how to put these shapes together to form everything from a canoe, biplane, and antique locomotive to an ocean liner, seaplane, and passenger car of a modern train. Fun to draw, these pictures will also help youngsters and budding artists understand the basics of shape, form, and dimension. Blank practice pages are included.
Download or read book Trains Planes Ships and Cars written by James Hamilton-Paterson and published by Apollo. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated celebration of the golden age of aircraft, cars and locomotives from 1900 to 1945. A richly illustrated book which describes and depicts the flourishing of engineering, transport and travel in the first half of the twentieth century. Intended as a celebration of both machines and mechanisms, as much as the social change and cultural impact they precipitated, James Hamilton-Paterson explores the pinnacle of the steam engine, the advent and boom of the motor car and the excitement of early airplanes. James Hamilton-Paterson, author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds, has a knowledge of machines that is second to none and has the unique ability to write about engineering, motors and mechanics in an evocative and memorable way.
Download or read book Transportation written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete children's transportation encyclopedia, explaining how road, rail, air, and water vehicles get us from A to B. Knowledge Encyclopedia: Transportation! uses incredibly detailed 3D illustrations to show you everything you need to know about how vehicles work. Peer inside a car engine, feel the roar of a jet, watch a helicopter's rotor create lift, and explore below the decks of an ocean liner. Meet hundreds of vehicles that float, fly, or speed across the land, including the record breakers—the fastest, largest, longest, and strangest modes of transportation ever to zoom, sail, or soar. And check out current and future craft that use green energy to transport people and goods around the world. Part of DK's hugely successful Knowledge Encyclopedia series, this is the perfect gift for young transportation enthusiasts, who are curious about motors and machines.
Download or read book Antique Automobiles written by Clarence P. Hornung and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1970-06-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1901 Ford runabout, 1919 Chevrolet coupe, Studebakers, Cadillacs, Reos, Packards, Pierce-Arrow, more. Captions.
Download or read book 1000 Facts on Buildings Transportation written by John Farndon and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cars Trains Ships Planes written by Clive Gifford and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cars Trains Ships and Planes written by DK and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with more than 1,000 incredible images and full of fascinating facts, this beautiful children’s book takes you on an exciting journey across land, sea and sky. Have you ever wondered what the very first car looked like? Or what weird and wonderful animals people used for transport in the olden days? Ever heard of wing-walking? Or record-breaking racing cars? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these quirky questions and so many more, then Our World In Pictures: Cars, Trains, Ships, and Planes may be the book for you! Explore the incredible world of automobiles, aviation and more, from mini motors to modern warships, helicopters to high-speed trains, with this engaging encyclopedia for children aged 9-12 perfect for young transport enthusiasts. Celebrate your child's curiosity as they explore: - Striking and detailed diagrams, drawings and illustrations on every page - A highly visual approach to learning - An ideal combination of colorful diagrams with infographic text boxes - Timeline spreads tell the story of transport from the first wheel to the latest hybrids - In association with The Smithsonian Institution This captivating kids encyclopedia also takes a fun, more sideways look at some of the world’s meanest machines as well as the most fearless riders in action! , The striking illustrations, photographs and diagrams featured throughout provide an optimum visual learning experience for both children and adults alike, accompanied by an array of fun facts all about your ships, shuttles, planes, monster trucks and more, as well as modes of transport you may have never seen of heard of before! This terrific transport encyclopedia includes at-a-glance panels that provide a quick reference to all the stats, making this cool car book an ideal combination of colorful diagrams and infographic text boxes with easy-to-read accessible text for readers aged 9-12, yet can be enjoyed by the entire family, making this enthralling children’s encyclopedia a beautiful and educational gift that can be passed down generations. Learn all about the world one picture at a time! If you like Cars, Trains, Ships, and Planes, then why not complete the collection? Part of the highly visual Our World In Pictures series, avid readers can dive into the world of dinosaurs with The Dinosaur Book, understand the inner workings of the animal kingdom with Animal Book and venture on a journey across the globe with Countries, Cultures, People & Places.
Download or read book Cars Trains Ships and Planes written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calling all speed demons! Get your motor running with this exciting and educational visual encyclopedia for children. You'll enjoy the ride on more than 1,000 different types of transport. Gently take to the skies in a hot air balloon or race into space on a rocket. Experience life in the fast lane in a Formula 1 racing car or set sail for new horizons aboard a luxury cruise ship. The world is your oyster as you chart the entire history of transport, from traditional horse and carts to today's high-speed networks and supersonic vehicles. Incredible images accompanied by fact-packed text give you the full lowdown on everything that could possibly take you from A to B. Cars, Trains, Ships, and Planes guarantees thrills and spills as you test out the fastest, largest, longest, and costliest modes of transport in the ultimate record-breakers. Put yourself in the driving seat with this complete visual guide to vehicles.
Download or read book Cars Boats Trains and Planes written by Jeff Cummins and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1997 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Origami on the Move written by Duy Nguyen and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create an incredible fleet of amazing origami planes, cars, trucks and ships that are super realistic-looking.
Download or read book Unconventional Vehicles written by Michael Hearst and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know vehicles? Think again! Unconventional Vehicles is a nonfiction collection of 45 of the strangest, most unconventional vehicles that have ever existed. Vehicles include an underwater battery-powered scooter, a carriage pulled by ostriches, a hot air balloon shaped like the Cathedral of Saint Gall, and five different jet packs. • Filled with history, science, technology, engineering, and interesting bits of trivia, all in one kid-appealing package • Part of the Uncommon Compendiums series • Vehicles range from submersibles to dirigibles. Unconventional Vehicles explores very strange modes of transportation for vehicle fans, rocket inventors, budding space-and-aeronautics experts, and anyone who's ever thought, "Why can't I ride a motorized suitcase through the airport?" Brimming with fascinating facts and diagrams presented with wit and humor, this book is sure to enthrall vehicle enthusiasts of every age. • Ideal for children ages 8 to 12 years old, especially those interested in vehicles and engineering • Author Michael Hearst brings his signature verve and humor to this fascinating read. • Young readers will devour all the substantive and silly content in this book, proving definitively that nonfiction is anything but dry. • A great pick for teachers, parents, grandparents, and caregivers • You'll love this book if you love books like Cars, Trains, Ships, and Planes: A Visual Encyclopedia of Every Vehicle by DK; Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections by Stephen Biesty; and Cool Cars by Quentin Willson.
Download or read book Count The Cars Trains Trucks Planes written by Ncbusa Publications and published by Klg Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fun Vehicle Counting Book for Kindergarten, Toddlers & Preschool Children! Can your child count them all? Volume 2 is filled with brand new questions of questions to broaden those little minds, like: Count the yellow taxis? Can you count more traffic cones or more road signs? How many cement mixer trucks are there here? Your little one is going to develop really important skills of counting, searching, finding and observation. He/she will get to learn different types of transportation (from the road, seas and skies!), will learn common colours and will learn how to apply numbers to objects! This super fun book has 15 different puzzle pages (with answers on the next page) for hours of enjoyable learning! It's the perfect starter book for developing those little but clever minds!
