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Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > Transport technologies
Join Thomas and friends for a fun-filled journey in this All
Engines Go picture book! Thomas and Kana spot a rainbow and decide
to find out where it leads, eager to find the prize that's always
at a rainbow's end. But, as they chug along, the rainbow keeps
moving. What will they discover along the way? Thomas has been
teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 75
years. He ranks alongside other beloved characters such as
Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential
part of our literary heritage.
Book 6 in the hardback series - Racing Trains Peter's Railway is a
story about a young boy who lives at Grandpa's farm. After building
a miniature railway across the farm and then completing an amazing
5 mile extension to the line, Peter is ready for some more
thrilling adventures. As their engineering skills progress the
children are given more responsibility on the railway, and are
delighted when they are given the task of completing a model
Stirling Single locomotive - a perfect project for the summer!
After watching the mainline train thunder past their miniature
railway, the children were asking how fast was it travelling, and
how fast could Fiery Fox go? Peter, always one for tinkering and
creating things, comes up with just the ticket to measure speed - a
computer-powered speedometer This leads to all sorts of adventures
and the inevitable races along the track to test out Peter's new
invention and to find out how fast trains can go! As in the
previous books in the series, there is technical information and
diagrams at the end of relevant chapters. In this book the topics
explored are: how wheel size affects speed, pistons speed, work,
power, computer programs, boilers, and much more...
On 10 April 1912, RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York. This “Ship of Dreams” was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world. It was claimed she was unsinkable. But four days later, when the ship struck an iceberg, the loss of Titanic and over 1,500 passengers would become one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history.
In this fact-filled retelling of its construction and doomed maiden voyage, David Long brings Titanic’s tragic tale to life.
With sing-along song from David Gibb, Lollies Award-winning
Michelle Robinson's busy story based on the tongue-twister is
bursting with trucks, doggie drivers, vehicles and colour! Red
Lorry and Yellow Lorry must get to the construction site, but they
have a snow-drift, a breakdown and a speeding tractor to contend
with along the way... Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry: which one would you
drive? Jam-packed with lorries, trucks, cars, motorbikes and all
kinds of vehicles! Sing along with a QR code link to the official
Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry song by David Gibb! 'Dares to dive deep
into a magnificent fiasco, a delight for the youngest of truck
aficionados' KIRKUS 'A celebration of traffic jam-packed with fun.
It will be essential reading for any young transportophile, but
just as entertaining for the rest of the family too'
LoveReading4Kids
From Adventures on Trains author and British Book Award 2021 winner
Sam Sedgman comes a beautiful and fact-filled book encapsulating
the excitement and wonder of adventure and travel - all seen
through the world's most epic train journeys. So climb on board and
travel across six continents, 34 countries and numerous cities via
twelve of the world's most awe-inspiring railways. Bestselling
author Sam Sedgman brings to life these astonishing feats of
railway engineering, including the Eurostar (London to Amsterdam),
Orient Express (Paris to Istanbul), the first Transcontinental
Railroad (Chicago to San Francisco) and the Rejuvenation Express
(Beijing to Hong Kong). Each locomotive adventure reveals some of
the rich history, culture, landscape and wildlife of the countries
travelled. Take in the safari sights of Southern Africa, wrap up
warm in the Arctic Circle, cross scorching deserts on the
California Zephyr, and taste tea in India whilst on a toy train -
there's a whole world to discover when travelling by train!
Detailed, colourful illustrations by Sam Brewster bring the facts
and journeys to life. Epic Adventures will appeal to culture-,
travel-, locomotive-fans of all ages.
Our new Activity Book is packed full of trains, colouring and
engineering puzzles. Some of the activities are easy, others are
more challenging. There's something for everyone: colouring, maths,
crossword, anagrams, spot the dangers, join the dots, brain
teasers, terrible train jokes, and a fabulous, new Spot the
Difference! 32 pages of easy to follow activities, some more
challenging than others but all great fun, combining learning,
problem solving and creativity. The colouring pages bring the
Peter's Railway books to life and you can be as creative as you
like! Beware the "Most Dangerous Railway Station in the World" see
if you can spot all the dangerous things that shouldn't be
happening!! Keep the kids busy with this great new activity book
from Peter's Railway.
Frank's long-suffering parents decide it's time for a holiday - looking
after a whole zooful of animals is VERY hard work. Leaving Gran in
charge, they set off. But the further from home they get, the more
anxious Frank gets.
What if Gran can't cope? What if his animals need him? He decides to
take drastic action - with dire consequences!
A nail-biting follow-up to the bestselling Baby's First Bank Heist and
Baby's First Jailbreak.
Enter the super-fast and furious world of supercars
A World of Supercars is crammed with amazing, up-close photographs of some of the most famous supercars in the world, and all the top facts and figures about their performance. Get up to speed on engine types, aerodynamics, handling and other tech topics, and meet the stars of the supercar world.
Perfect reading for petrol-heads aged 9 and up.
Discover and finish 20 of the fastest, toughest, most hi-tech
supercars on the planet with this spectacular colouring book. Use
your pens to bring grappling hooks, hover wheels and rocket
boosters roaring to life as the cars race across gleaming cities
and scorching deserts. Then read the descriptions, compare the
stats, and use them to decide who wins...
Take a deep dive into the depths of our blue planet with this
stunning book all about the ocean - Earth's largest biome. In
Oceans at Work, beautiful illustrations and striking photographs
combine to help readers explore how humans interact with the ocean
and how we have come to depend on it for travel, food and fun.
Investigate our use of the seas from seaweed farms to fishing
boats, and from whaling to a world cruises. It will inspire young
readers to think about how human activity is at times harming our
world and the delicate balance of life in ocean and coastal
habitats around the world. Each title includes a map of the world
highlighting each ocean and what phenomena occur there. For readers
aged 7+ who are studying geography, habitats and natural history at
key stage 2. The Oceans Explored series is also an excellent
resource for children interested in ecology and green issues.
Titles in this series: Ocean Habitats Ocean Life Ocean Pollution
Oceans at Work
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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Noisy Digger
(Board book)
Lauren Crisp; Illustrated by Thomas Elliott
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Discovery Miles 3 670
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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.
The perfect book for any child who is fascinated by big machines.
Children will enjoy bringing scenes to life and seeing their
favourite vehicles in action. Hundreds of stickers are provided to
fill scenes such as `Monster trucks', `Mountain rescue' and
`Harvest time', with characterful animals busy at work driving
tractors and trucks.
The history of boats is intertwined with our own - since the
earliest times, humans have found ways to cross the bodies of water
that cut them off from further exploration and expansion. From the
woven rafts of ancient Mesopotamia, to Native American log canoes,
through to Dutch merchant ships and onwards to today's modern
sailing hydrofoils, trace the fascinating story of boats and their
place in our culture.
A fun, lively and stylish look at the world through the questions
of children. Children have so many questions about the world and
this book looks at the world of transport, asking and answering
questions to build knowledge of technology and science. So Many
Questions is a series of books for inquisitive children aged 7+.
Following the curiosity of different characters, each book is
filled with questions (and answers) to prompt thinking and build
knowledge around each topic covered. Included is a set of copiable
game cards to encourage memory skills, further the learning and for
fun! Other titles in the series: So Many Questions: About Space So
Many Questions: About Buildings So Many Questions: About Robots So
Many Questions: About Rainforests So Many Questions: About Animals
So Many Questions: About Oceans So Many Questions: About Plants
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