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Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > Transport technologies > General
A dream come true: Peter is invited to ride in the cab of a large
modern diesel locomotive! Luckily the journey was not as wild as
one of Grandpa's tales from the old steam days: Wagons without
brakes, speeding trains with runaway carriages getting lost in the
night...Another adventure with Peter and his Grandpa. Real
engineering detail with 12 watercolours by John Wardle. Age 6 to 12
years.
Get to know things that go in these action-packed board books
featuring sliding counters! Discover four different emergency
vehicles in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use
moving parts. Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words,
clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion.
Then trace 4 types of transport around 4 different tracks with a
moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for
children who love diggers and dump trucks - and being in the
driving seat! Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building
Site, Cars, Trucks, Trains
Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this
pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for
hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points with more than
140 car models to find. From Minis and Fiats to Maseratis and
Ferraris, they'll learn about all types of automobiles. And once
they've scored 1000 points, super-spotters can claim their official
i-SPY certificate and badge. With more than 30 i-SPY books to
collect, there's something for everyone! For even more fun on the
go check out i-SPY On a Car Journey (ISBN 9780008386443).
This engagingly illustrated book tells in thrilling detail the
story of the Carpathia, the small vessel which saved hundreds of
people from drowing during the sinking of the Titanic. Written and
illustrated by debut Northern Irish artist Flora Delargy, whose
grandfather and great grandfather both worked in the Belfast
Shipyards where the Titanic was built, this exquisitely illustrated
story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship
Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic from the icy waters
of the North Atlantic. 'A visual feast [...] Exquisite artwork
[...] A triumphant debut'- The Observer, Best Picture Books 'A tour
de force - a gripping account [..] spare, well-judged text and
delicate but powerful illustrations'- The Guardian 'I don't often
cry while reading non-fiction, but this powerful story, beautifully
told, brought me to tears [...] one of my books of the year'- Irish
Examiner With the approaching 110-year anniversary of the ship's
sinking, Rescuing Titanic and its story of the Carpathia offers a
fresh perspective on the incident from an author-illustrator
uniquely connected to the story. In the middle of the night, the
Carpathia received a distress call from the sinking Titanic. The
intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight
into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow
the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote,
treacherous ice fields in the dark and come to the rescue of
passengers on the world-famous ocean liner. Along the journey, you
will learn all about Morse code, navigation tools, the different
roles of the crew, how the ships found each other, and
by-the-minute details of exactly what happened on this cold and
fateful night. The illustrations set the scene and take the reader
into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautiful
full-bleed illustration and vignettes give great detail about how
everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true
bravery. Rescuing Titanic shows that a glimmer of hope can be found
even in great tragedy and that heroes are not always big and
mighty, but can also be small and unassuming. This is the debut
book in the Hidden Histories series, which explores with beautiful
illustrations and vivid details the untold parts of stories we
thought we knew.
Take to the water with this fun, visual miscellany for children who
love anything boat related! Each double-page spread features a
different group of boats and other watercraft to explore, such as
helpful lifeboats, record-breaking catamarans and boats that people
live on. Discover some of the more surprising things that float on
water, including seaplanes and amphibious cars, as well as finding
out how boats float. Filled with hundreds of different boats,
ships, subs, and other watercraft from around the world, even the
most avid young boat fanatic will discover new vessels they haven't
seen before!
THE MIGHTY MECHANICS' GUIDE TO SPEED We are the mighty mechanics
and we look after all kinds of speedy machines. Join us in this
four-book series as we take you on an exhilarating tour of the
fastest transport on wheels, tracks, water and in the air. THE
MIGHTY MECHANICS' GUIDE TO SPEED ON FOUR WHEELS Join the mechanics
on a tour of some of the world's speediest machines on four wheels.
Test the speed of shockwave trucks, F1 cars, and many more!
Discover... * The truck that can overtake a jet plane * A car that
can break the sound barrier * The vehicles that need parachutes to
stop ...and much, much more!
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Big Cars
(Paperback)
Gail Saunders-Smith; Melissa Abramovitz; Edited by (consulting) Leslie Kendall
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R255
Discovery Miles 2 550
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Room for nine people? Space for a swimming pool? Make way for some
seriously big cars
A railway adventure in a transport museum. The children spend the
night at a railway museum where they all agree that it's a great
shame that nothing works: The exhibits are all lifeless. That is
until Grandpa has one of his "excellent" ideas! Why not bring one
of the monster locomotives back to life? Just for one day, the
museum is filled with smoke, steam and noise...and policemen!
From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons and My Friend the
Octopus comes an exciting historical adventure - with a touch of
magic - set aboard the Titanic ... Young cabin steward, Sid, is
proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built.
Clara dreams of adventure too, but she's a stowaway in the hold of
a much smaller boat, Carpathia. Here she meets the biggest, best
dog she's ever known: Rigel, who is on his way to be reunited with
his owner. None of them could have imagined how they would need
each other one ice-cold terrible night - or that an extraordinary
sea creature might also answer their call ... The third
middle-grade historical adventure from the author of Darwin's
Dragons and My Friend the Octopus A new spin on the sinking of the
Titanic, offering an uplifting alternate history of real-life
survivor, Sid Daniels A touching animal friendship lies at the
heart of the story, as well as hints of mythology Showcases Lindsay
Galvin's trademark combination of exciting adventure, rip-roaring
history and non-fiction elements PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 'A
striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story I love.'
EMMA CARROLL 'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you
hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE '[A] beautifully fictionalised
story' THE TELEGRAPH
What will you see outside your window on the drive home from
Grandpa's? Find out in this cheery singalong! Helicopters, trains,
tractors and other fun forms of transportation fill the bright
acrylic illustrations. At the end, you'll find a recap of the 9
vehicles you spotted througout the song and the 9 colors
introduced. A QR code on the book provides access to video
animation and audio.
Follow the fearless highs and dangerous lows of the Wright brothers
in their quest to take to the skies in this courageous - and true -
story of the pioneers of flight. The Wright brothers dared to dream
of being the first men in the world to fly... but would they ever
see their dreams take flight? The golden age of aviation is brought
vividly to life in this story of determination, ingenuity, and
courage from Adam Hancher.
The Ultimate series is a worldwide success because it offers
readers an intriguing close-up view of their subject with lots of
opportunity for hands-on interaction with flaps, tabs, pop-ups, and
more! What better subject than airplanes and airports, endlessly
fascinating to children of all ages-from the detailed instruments
of a Boeing 747 cockpit to the mysterious innards of a baggage
carousel, The Ultimate Book of Airports delivers absorbing
information and hours of fun. It's the perfect book to prepare
young readers for a first flight!
A railway adventure on the farm. The children are riding on the
little railway when they get caught in a rainstorm. While drying by
the fire, Grandpa tells them two stories from the old days on the
railways - both stories are true. Drive Bill Hoole offers two girls
a ride in the cab of his steam locomotive: They have been caught in
a storm and the heat of the cab will dry them out. They end up
stealing the train!
Peter and Grandpa make a little electric loco from an old mobility
scooter and bits of wood and metal from around the farm. With the
aid of Grandpa's furnace, scrap iron is heated until it is white
hot and liquid, then moulded into wheels. With a bit of wiring and
paint, the engine is ready to go, but for how long? A "making"
adventure with a twist for Peter and his Grandpa. Lots of technical
information with 12 Watercolours by John Wardle. Age 6 to 12 years.
Join Thomas as he discovers animals from all over the world. With gentle learning through fun facts and easy activities, pre-schoolers will find out about tigers, pandas, parrots and many more creatures.
This book is filled with sticker scenes, mazes, colouring and puzzles and features favourite friends Thomas, James, Percy and a whole host of new characters from around the world. This activity book is perfect for little fans of the series. Includes over 100 stickers.
Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 70 years. He ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.
In this book on the history of flight in Scotland you can: find out
about the man who tried to fly off the wall at Stirling Castle and
about Percy Pilcher and his fragile 'Bat' glider; be amazed at the
story of Vincenzo Lunardi, and his balloon flight in 1785 from
Edinburgh to Fife; see how aircraft are used in war, from the
airships, and planes with open cock-pits, in World War I, to the
Cold War V-bombers; read about UFOs in the 'Falkirk Triangle', the
short-lived Rocket Post and much more; and check out how you can
visit Concorde Alpha Alpha at the National Museum of Flight in East
Lothian, and the other flying machines there.
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