| Physical description |
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Read me! |
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Extreme machines. |
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Armentrout, Patricia, 1960-
Extreme machines.
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Read me!.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The world's fastest machines -- Formula 1 race car -- NASCAR cars -- SSC Ultimate Aero -- SR71 Blackbird -- Space shuttle -- TGV train -- Maglev train -- Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle -- Earthrace boat -- Kawasaki jet ski -- Kingda Ka roller coaster. |
| Summary |
From race cars to military aircraft, this book gives facts and figures on the fastest vehicles in the world, and shows how these extreme machines help us do jobs that ordinary slower and less powerful vehicles can't do. |
| Audience |
Lexile: 760. |
| Subject |
Motor vehicles -- Juvenile literature.
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Speed records -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9781410938510 (hardcover) |
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1410938514 (hardcover) |
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9781410938855 (pb) |
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1410938859 (pb) |
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9781406216875 (hardback) |
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1406216879 (hardback) |
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