Maximum Speed
The fastest machines on Earth!
Will be published approx. on 22. May 2025
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-5263-3036-9 (ISBN)
Description
Discover some of the fastest vehicles ever made!
From deafening dragsters to a rocket car that is faster than the speed of sound, these are vehicles that push the extremes. Find out about the fastest cars on the planet, and learn what it takes to drive them to maximum speed. The book explores how cars and motorbikes have evolved over time, and how they're engineered for extreme performance. It features fantastic large photos of the vehicles and technical data to support the text and increase STEM learning. At the end of the book are several pages of fun quizzes and games, sure to engage the reader even further. Maximum Speed is the perfect introduction for future engineers and designers aged 9+, and petrolheads everywhere!
Contents: The need for speed / Speed on four wheels / Official speed records / The Blue Birds / Jet cars / Speed in the sixties / Pioneering women / Breaking the sound barrier / Speed in the future / Top fuel dragsters / Track racing Formula 1 / Speed and endurance / Fastest cars on the road / Powered by the sun / Speed on two wheels / Official speed records / Grand Prix racing / Isle of Man TT race / Endurance racing / Road bikes / Dirt biking / Speedway racing / Stunt riders / Drag bikes / The streamliner battle / Extreme machines / Quiz time / Speed games / Get creative / Speed files / Glossary / Index
From deafening dragsters to a rocket car that is faster than the speed of sound, these are vehicles that push the extremes. Find out about the fastest cars on the planet, and learn what it takes to drive them to maximum speed. The book explores how cars and motorbikes have evolved over time, and how they're engineered for extreme performance. It features fantastic large photos of the vehicles and technical data to support the text and increase STEM learning. At the end of the book are several pages of fun quizzes and games, sure to engage the reader even further. Maximum Speed is the perfect introduction for future engineers and designers aged 9+, and petrolheads everywhere!
Contents: The need for speed / Speed on four wheels / Official speed records / The Blue Birds / Jet cars / Speed in the sixties / Pioneering women / Breaking the sound barrier / Speed in the future / Top fuel dragsters / Track racing Formula 1 / Speed and endurance / Fastest cars on the road / Powered by the sun / Speed on two wheels / Official speed records / Grand Prix racing / Isle of Man TT race / Endurance racing / Road bikes / Dirt biking / Speedway racing / Stunt riders / Drag bikes / The streamliner battle / Extreme machines / Quiz time / Speed games / Get creative / Speed files / Glossary / Index
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 273 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-3036-9 (9781526330369)
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Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
05/2025
Wayland
€3.99
Available for download
Person
Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK).
Content
1: The need for speed
1: Speed on four wheels
1: Official speed records
1: The Blue Birds
1: Jet cars
1: Speed in the sixties
1: Pioneering women
1: Breaking the sound barrier
1: Speed in the future
1: Top fuel dragsters
1: Track racing Formula 1
1: Speed and endurance
1: Fastest cars on the road
1: Powered by the sun
1: Speed on two wheels
1: Official speed records
1: Grand Prix racing
1: Isle of Man TT race
1: Endurance racing
1: Road bikes
1: Dirt biking
1: Speedway racing
1: Stunt riders
1: Drag bikes
1: The streamliner battle
1: Extreme machines
1: Quiz time
1: Speed games
1: Get creative
1: Speed files
1: Glossary
1: Index
1: Speed on four wheels
1: Official speed records
1: The Blue Birds
1: Jet cars
1: Speed in the sixties
1: Pioneering women
1: Breaking the sound barrier
1: Speed in the future
1: Top fuel dragsters
1: Track racing Formula 1
1: Speed and endurance
1: Fastest cars on the road
1: Powered by the sun
1: Speed on two wheels
1: Official speed records
1: Grand Prix racing
1: Isle of Man TT race
1: Endurance racing
1: Road bikes
1: Dirt biking
1: Speedway racing
1: Stunt riders
1: Drag bikes
1: The streamliner battle
1: Extreme machines
1: Quiz time
1: Speed games
1: Get creative
1: Speed files
1: Glossary
1: Index