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Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > Transport technologies > General
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.
Take off with some of the world's famous aircraft. This book
contains 4 super punch-out Glide Planes in a pull-out center
section. With pre-cut parts they're so easy to assemble And that's
not all. After you have built the planes you still have a fantastic
20 page full color book, filled with great pictures showing the
history of flight - from its beginnings up to the fastest, biggest
and strangest flying machines ever created.
One took the east coast and one took the west coast. Together the
two Henrys helped make Florida what it is.
Build 11 awesome LEGO (R) machines! With 58 LEGO (R) elements. This
activity kit will have you building 11 machines that whirl, flip,
punch and cruise! Including: a gravity-powered car, a boxing robot,
a claw, a catapult, a spin-o-vision, a ghost mobile car, a rollin'
T-Rex, a whirling fan, a mixing machine, a micro movie maker and a
gravity-drop coaster. Make, experiment and play with KLUTZ . What
is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits,
designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique
combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and
materials, and hearty helpings of humor is 100% guaranteed to
kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended
Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need
An exciting biography about the man who changed Florida's east
coast with his hotels and his Florida East Coast Railway.Henry
Morrison Flagler was already a millionaire when he first visited
Florida in 1878. He liked what he saw. He came back and built
railroads along the east coast so that others could more easily
come. And he built grand hotels so that those who came had a
beautiful place to stay. By the end of his long and productive
life, he had built a railroad all the way to the very end of the
Keys. It arrived in Key West in 1912. Henry Flagler was very
determined and practical. He met all the great challenges he set
for himself.Ages 9-12
Where does luggage go after check in? What happens in the control
tower? How do planes actually fly? This interactive, lift-the-flap
book takes you behind-the-scenes to uncover the hidden secrets of
the airport - from a peek inside the cockpit to the hustle and
bustle of departures. In this follow-up to How Cities Work, we
explore the earliest airports through to today's giant transport
hubs and what airports could look like in the future. Packed with
amazing facts and illustrations from James Gulliver Hancock, it'll
surprise and delight readers young and old, ensuring they never
look at air travel in the same way again. Created in consultation
with Tom Cornell, VP Airspace / Airfields, Americas at Landrum
& Brown. Contents include: Airports Through the Ages The Great
Get-to-the-Airport Race Find Your Way Round the Airport The
Maintenance Hangar In the Terminal Inside an Aircraft The Control
Tower Sees All Preparing Planes Ship That Cargo The Incredible
Luggage Journey Airports of the Future About Lonely Planet Kids:
Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites
and educates children about the amazing world around them.
Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching
imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover
more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global
experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the
world such a diverse and magnificent place - inspiring children at
home and in school.
THE STORY OF THE HUMAN JOURNEY TO SPACE
Long before anyone had designed a rocket, the Montgolfier brothers were making hot air balloons. In October 1783, they became the first people to experience controlled flight. Balloon to the Moon starts there and leads to Neil Armstrong's 'small step' and beyond. But why stop there?
Learn about the great innovations of the past, then get ready for BLAST OFF into an unknown but exciting future.
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
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).
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!
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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 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!
The latest in our How... series takes to the waves to reveal the
wonders of ships, boats and ferries and answers the questions of
how they do what they do, what they're used for and how they have
changed over time. Featuring fantastic artwork by celebrated
illustrator James Gulliver Hancock, words by author Clive Gifford
and loads of flaps to lift, this is the quintessential kids guide
to all things ships! Raise anchor as you set sail through the ages,
from wooden paddle boats and tiny coracles to swanky mega-yachts
with helipads and paddle steamers in this companion to How Airports
Work and How Trains Work. From gigantic cruise liners to beautiful
sailing ships, young readers will travel through history and around
the world to find out everything they ever wanted to know about
ships. Lift the flaps to unfurl papyrus sails on an Ancient
Egyptian ship sailing up the Nile, tour a historic Spanish galleon,
zoom across the water at almost 320 miles per hour in a speedboat,
and much more. See how ships stay afloat, cultivate wind power, and
navigate using just the stars. Learn all about how the first simple
boats carved out of tree trunks evolved into the giant super yachts
and cruise liners of today, and take a look at the limitless
possibilities of the ships of the future. How Ships Work is
jam-packed with amazing facts and awesome illustrations, and was
created in consultation with the National Maritime Museum, UK.
About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the
world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its
first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown
a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now
sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely
Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in
school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture,
sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to
inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and
their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an
adventure. Come explore!
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.
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