motor vehicles

Presents step-by-step instructions for building ten different vehicles--from a go-kart to a rescue truck--out of a standard collection of LEGO bricks.

Highlights some of the strangest racing machines in the world, including motorized skateboards, lawn mowers, snowmobiles that race on water, and a six-wheeled car.

Introduces the jobs of mechanics, describing the different types of vehicles they work on, as well as safety, education, equipment, and more.

Simple text and photographs describe eight different vehicles used by emergency personnel.

"Introduction to how vehicles work."--.

Explores the life of John Paul Stapp, hailed by "Time" magazine as "the Fastest Man on Earth" after his 1954 experiment to test how fast a human being could go on land--turns out, over six hundred miles an hour--and also how quickly he could come to a complete stop--just over a second.

Covers a wide selection of machines used on the road, from motorcycles to snow plows, outlining how they work and what they are used for.

"This book takes a close look at machines you can drive including monster trucks, tractors, and giant motorbikes."--Provided by publisher.

Illustrations and simple text describe various cars and trucks and the parts that make them run.