Fast And Cool Cars

Drawing on interviews with over 100 young men and women, and five years of research, the author explores the fast-paced world of kids and their cars. She reveals a world where cars have incredible significance for kids, as a means of transportation and thereby freedom to come and go, as status symbols and as a means to express their identities.

Find out about different cars past, present and future. Explore recent manufacturing and engineering developments with environmentally friendly fuels and investigate their inner workings. DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.

Presents general information about automobiles, including their history, how they work, how they use gasoline for power, alternatives to pure internal combustion engines, racing, and their future.

It’s all about... Cool Cars gives young readers everything they want to know about cars, from the earliest automobiles to speedy supercars, rally racers, and even cars that fly. Packed with detailed photography, the latest bite-size facts, and a free audio download, this book has everything a car-crazy kid could need. It’s all about... is a collectable series filled with up-to-date stats and facts about a wide range of hot topics, including animals, history, technology, and vehicles. Each book comes with a free audio download so children can take their book wherever they go, as well as a glossary that’s perfect for teaching and learning. Check out the other titles in the It’s all about... series and see if you can collect them all!

Packed with more than a hundred completely charismatic classic cars, this book is the ideal gift for anyone driven to admire these majestic machines. Author Quentin Wilson has hand-picked the most astonishing, appealing, and all-round awesome cars ever to hit the highway. Multi-angle photography reveals the true craftsmanship and beauty of these stunning rides, and the text pays tribute to each vehicle and explains why it's destined to be a classic, now and forever. Test drive this essential car guide, and you'll be hooked.

Learn simple new ways to draw and color your favorite vehicles, including a hovercraft, a police car, an F-16, and many more.

"The art of drawing has never been so easy or fun! Learn all about drawing machines fueled for adventure, whether it be through the air, on land, or across the sea. Inside, you'll find photos and fascinating facts about your drawing subjects. Follow the simple, step-by-step examples, and soon you'll be creating your own masterpieces!"--P.[4] of cover.