Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles
Templar Publishing Little Explorers: Let's Go! Airport
Book SynopsisLittle Explorers: Let's Go! is a first information series for curious youngsters age 3 to 6 all about the familiar places we go. Let's explore the airport!With sturdy flaps to lift on every page, little ones can have hands-on fun finding out about what goes on at the airport. Young readers will enjoy opening doors, recognising each familiar machine from the self check-in desk to the big jumbo jet and finding out what all the different people at the airport do. Meet a pilot, a technician and an air traffic control marshal, watch a plane being repaired in a hangar and find out all the tools each person needs to do their job.This book features over 30 sturdy flaps to lift, along with charming artwork that introduces new concepts and vocabulary in a simple and accessible way.
£10.44
Award Publications Ltd Military Aircraft Colouring Book
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£999.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK PopUp Vehicles Lets Drive
Book SynopsisDiscover all sorts of vehicles in this fun pop-up introduction to first numbers!With sturdy pop-ups, playful illustrations and simple text, young children will love exploring this book as all their favourite vehicles on the road come to life. Each spread features a central pop-up together with a number for your child to learn, making it a truly interactive, educational experience. Count up to 10 and spot all the cars, bikes and buses on the go! This Pop-Up book: Teaches first numbersEncourages imaginative playRecommended for children aged 18m+Illustrated by Matt Hunt Also available in the Pop-up Vehicles series: Pop-Up Vehicles: Let''s Dig! (A Book of First Words) Coming soon: Pop-Up Vehicles: Let''s Sail! (A Book of Opposites)Pop-Up Vehicles: Let''s Fly! (A Book of Colours)
£6.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Fun With Ladybird Colouring Book Vehicles
Book SynopsisWhoosh! Vroom!Discover all kinds of marvellous machines, from trucks and trains to boats, diggers and aeroplanes.Grab your pens and crayons and join in the fun!With 24 pages of vehicles to colour, this is the ideal book to spark creativity for 3-5 year olds. Perfect for on-the-go entertainment!Also look out for:Fun With Ladybird: Zoo Colouring BookFun With Ladybird: Farm Colouring BookFun With Ladybird: Holiday Colouring Book
£6.23
Dorling Kindersley Ltd My Very Important LifttheFlap Book Vehicles and
Book SynopsisThis lift-the-flap book encourages interactivity and introduces children to incredible facts about a variety of subjects.Little learners can discover fun facts and information about their favourite subject on every page with this interactive lift-the-flap book series. Simple, age-appropriate questions are accompanied by lift-the-flaps which reveal the answer.My Very Important Lift the Flap Book: Vehicles and Things That Go will transport children aged 3-5 to all sorts of wonderful locations, including cities, a park, a harbour, a construction site, and more. As they explore and lift the flaps on each page, little ones can reveal fun facts about cars, trucks, bikes, boats, trains, and much more!This exciting lift-the-flap book for kids offers:- Fun facts and information about different types of vehicles for children aged 3-5.- Visually exciting pages with fun, colourful illustrations and photographs that are appealing and age-a
£11.69
Thames & Hudson Ltd A Train Journey A popup history of rail travel
Book SynopsisAn international history of trains, from early steam locomotives to Japan's bullet train, presented in spectacular layered pop-up scenes.Trade Review'A captivating pop-up book of images of rail travel over time' - Spectator'Beautifully engineered... intricately produced' - @bookgiftblogger
£16.96
Albert Whitman & Company Construction Zoo
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£9.80
Capstone Global Library Ltd Dirt Bikes
Book SynopsisDirt bike racers soar over jumps and race through mud to the finish line. From motocross and supercross tracks to freestyle motocross, see dirt bikes in action and learn about the design that makes it possible for bikes and their riders to get big air. Easy-to-read text combined with high-action, high-impact photos makes this book perfect for reluctant and/or struggling readers.
£8.54
Capstone Global Library Ltd Sports Car Design
Book SynopsisVVRRUUMM! Did you hear that roaring sound? It’s the revving engine of a powerful sports car. Car fans love the sleek curves, wide tyres and rumbling, turbocharged engines found in popular sports cars. Look under the bonnet to get a closer look at the special features that make sports cars some of the world’s fastest and most eye-catching vehicles.
£999.99
Hachette Children's Group Inside Info Taking Apart a Rollercoaster
Book SynopsisFor any kid who''s ever wanted to take a roller coaster apart to see how it works - this book invites you to slice, dice and delve into these amazing machines!Inside Info: Taking Apart a Roller Coaster is a feast of facts, figures, diagrams and details with no layer unexplored. Pull apart all the roller coaster''s key parts: the tracks, cars, safety features, launch systems, wheels, supports, frames, safety bars, even the joints that allow the rides to twist and curl! The Inside Info book series dives into the layers of things kids are curious about, exploring the science and tech through funky cross-sections, exploded diagrams, lots of labels, jokes and easter-egg details to discover. Written by experienced tech and science author Chris Oxlade, with fun and stylish art by Sean O''Brien, it''s perfect for readers aged 7+.The series presents the Inside Info of: A Supercar, A Rocket, A Rollercoaster, A T. rex, The Human Body and A Coral Reef
£12.34
Pan Macmillan Cars Cars Cars!: Find Your Favourite
Book SynopsisFast cars, slow cars, ready steady go cars . . . which do you like best? Follow fifty colourful cars as they race along the road – up, down, around and back again! Can you find your favourite?Full of spotting and counting fun, with different cars to follow on each page and an exciting fold-out race at the end, this rhyming preschool picture book from Donna David and Nina Pirhonen has been specially developed to encourage pre-reading skills and expand language and vocabulary. With a super-shiny foil cover and fun read-aloud text, Cars Cars Cars! is perfect for any transport-obsessed toddler!Part of a preschool series from Macmillan Children's Books, Cars Cars Cars! is the follow-up to Trains Trains Trains! and includes reading tips for parents and carers at the back of the book.
£6.99
Tundra Book Group Sarabeths Garage
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£15.29
Templar Publishing Balloon to the Moon
Book SynopsisTHE STORY OF THE HUMAN JOURNEY TO SPACELong 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.
£10.44
Lonely Planet Global Limited Lonely Planet Kids Lost at Sea! Shipwrecks
Book SynopsisDiscover 12 gripping retellings of fascinating shipwrecks in this mind-blowing kids book packed with heroic escapes, daring rescues and oceanic adventure. Bursting with amazing illustrations, historic photography and interactive surprises: this is a must-buy book for curious minds fascinated by dramatic real-life events and the secrets of the sea.Did you know there are over three million shipwrecks lying beneath the world's seabeds? Unearth 12 legendary stories buried with each wreck and learn about the ship's original mission; the period it sailed in; the day it all went wrong; and the moment the ship was discovered at the bottom of the ocean. From the Mary Rose; the Queen Anne's Revenge; the HMS Terror; to the most famous of all, RMS Titanic - children will delight in unfolding the book's interactive pages that bring these historical stories to life.Inside Lost at Sea! Shipwrecks:- Over 12 dramatic retellings of shipwrecks throughout history and across the world- Stunning original artwork, maps, illustrations and photography accompany each story- Insightful details, unique facts and observations examine the ship's purpose, the period it was built, its original appearance, the day it sank and the moment it was found- Lift-the-flaps, open the gatefolds and other novelty elements keep readers engaged and reveal extra imagery and information- Covers: The Punic Ship (Mediterranean Sea, Italy); Roskilde 6 (Denmark); Mary Rose (English Channel, England); Vasa (Stockholm Harbour, Sweden); San José (Cartagena, Colombia); Queen Anne's Revenge (North Carolina, USA); HMS Erebus & HMS Terror (Canada); SS Yongala (Pacific Ocean, Queensland, Australia); RMS Titanic (North Atlantic); Endurance (Weddell Sea, Antarctica); USS Indianapolis (Philippine Sea)Lost at Sea! Shipwrecks is the ultimate gift for children - and grown ups - who are mesmerised by the ocean and the mysteries that lie beneath it. Written by Ben Hubbard and illustrated by Eoin Coveney, readers can dive into the riveting retellings of each shipwreck story and learn all there is to know about some of the world's most infamous vessels taken by the waves.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 travelers, 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!
£12.59
Award Publications Ltd Ultimate Car Colouring Book
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£10.44
Flying Eye Books Boats: Fast & Slow
Book SynopsisThe 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.
£11.69
Bellwether Media Remote Control Cars
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£12.34
Galison Rescue Vehicles 48 Piece Giant Floor Puzzle
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£17.99
National Geographic Kids National Geographic Kids Readers Trucks
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£5.97
Gemini Books Group Ltd Fantastic Fliers
Book SynopsisWant to make a whole fleet for you and your friends to fly? Then just decide which model you want to make first, remove the specially designed paper from the perforated section at the back, and start folding.
£11.69
Christopher Vine Peter's Railway Molten Metal
Book SynopsisPeter and Grandpa make a little electric loco from an old mobility scooter and bits of wood and metal from around the farm. With the aid of Grandpa's furnace, scrap iron is heated until it is white hot and liquid, then moulded into wheels. With a bit of wiring and paint, the engine is ready to go, but for how long? A "making" adventure with a twist for Peter and his Grandpa. Lots of technical information with 12 Watercolours by John Wardle. Age 6 to 12 years.Trade Review"My son Tom, aged 8 adores your books, as do we, - his parents. Tom is absolutely fascinated with steam trains and all things mechanical, so your books are just the ticket." Clare H.
£5.35
The Experiment LLC My Little Wimmelbook: Cars and Things That Go
Book SynopsisMy Big Wimmelbooks are hours of seek-and-find, hands-on learning and fun for kids ages 2 to 5—and now, they’re small enough to carry around everywhere! With Cars and Things That Go, children follow vehicles from trucks to buses to race cars (and more!) as they zoom to all kinds of places. In these board books, every page is bursting with life—and tons to discover! Wimmelbooks are virtually instruction-free, inviting kids to make their own way through the busy Wimmelworld they encounter, and to craft their own stories. Children as young as age 2 have a blast pointing out recognizable things—a blue tricycle, a hungry dog, a piggyback ride—while older kids can follow the star characters from page to page, telling their stories along the way. My Little Wimmelbook—Cars and Things That Go invites young readers to travel throughout Wimmeltown with characters who are on their way to work and play via car, bus, truck, and more. It’s the same engaging trip through all kinds of vehicles, made just the right size for portable fun.
£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers iSPY On a Road Trip Spy it Score it Collins
Book SynopsisThe perfect activity book for car journeys!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 road trip sights to find. From unusual vehicles to sign, roadside wildlife to buildings they'll learn all about travel and transport along the way. 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 check out i-SPY On a Car Journey (ISBN 9780008386443).
£5.62
Penguin Random House Children's UK PopUp Vehicles Lets Sail
Book SynopsisDiscover all sorts of water-based vehicles in this fun pop-up introduction to opposites!With sturdy pop-ups, playful illustrations and simple text, young children will love exploring this book as all their favourite vehicles on the water come to life. Each spread features a central pop-up together with two opposites for your child to learn, making it a truly interactive, educational experience.This Pop-Up book:Teaches oppositesEncourages imaginative playRecommended for children aged 18m+Illustrated by Matt HuntAlso available in the Pop-up Vehicles series:Pop-Up Vehicles: Let''s Dig! (A Book of First Words)Coming soon:Pop-Up Vehicles: Let''s Fly! (A Book of Colours)Pop-Up Vehicles: Let''s Drive! (A Book of Numbers)
£6.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Amazing Aircraft Read It Yourself Level 2
Book SynopsisAircrafts come in all shapes and sizes. From passenger jets to racing planes, rescue helicopters to gliders, learn all about the wonderful aircraft that help us travel to exciting holiday destinations, race through the skies, save lives and have fun. Amazing Aircraft is from Developing Reader Level 2. It is ideal for children aged 6+ who are confidently using their phonics knowledge and can read short, simple sentences with only a little help. Frequently repeated words help improve fluency and confidence.Read It Yourself is a series of modern stories, traditional tales and first reference books written in a simple way for children who are learning to read in English.Beginner Reader Level 0 is a twelve-step programme to support children who are developing their phonics reading skills. It introduces new letters and sounds in a systematic order.Levels 1 to 4 are written for children who are moving beyond phonics and gaining reading confidence and fluency. Each book includes simple sentences and high-frequency words, as well as a limited number of new words for essential reading practice.Each book has been thoroughly checked by educational consultants and includes tips for helping children with their reading, as well as comprehension puzzles and book band information.With five levels to take children from first phonics to fluent reading, Read It Yourself helps every child on their journey to becoming a confident reader.
£5.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Peppa Pig Peppas Scooter Fun
Book SynopsisPeppa travels to playgroup on her scooter in this travel-tastic new story!Madame Gazelle has asked Peppa and her friends to travel to playgroup in their favourite way. Peppa loves her scooter . . . But which way will everyone else like best?Ride along with Peppa and friends and learn how to stay safe on the road!Everybody loves Scooters! Also Available:Peppa Pig: Peppa Plays RugbyPeppa Pig: Peppa''s Camper VanPeppa Pig: Peppa Loves YogaPeppa Pig: Peppa and the Big Train
£5.99
Clarion Books Never Take Your Rhino on a Plane
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£11.69
Capstone Global Library Ltd Monster Trucks
Book SynopsisMonster trucks do more than just crush cars. They race, spin, bounce and sometimes even crash. See monster trucks in action as they tear up muddy arenas. Learn about the first monster truck and today's tough monster truck engines. Easy-to-read text combined with high-action, high-impact photos makes this book perfect for reluctant and/or struggling readers.
£8.54
Usborne Publishing Ltd Travel Activity Pad
Book SynopsisA tear-off pad that is packed with nearly 200 pen-and-paper puzzles to keep children entertained on planes, trains or wherever they happen to be. It includes picture puzzles, word puzzles, simple logic puzzles, odd ones out, spot the difference and more.Trade ReviewA really satisfying pad with loads of puzzles, mazes, quizzes and ideas for games...Great fun and a good gift at any time of year. * Newbury Weekly News *Another indispensable travel book from Usborne! If you are going on a long journey, this fun Travel Activity Pad is a must! * Family Trip Finder *Avoid hearing 'Are we there yet?' by giving all your young passengers a copy of this travel activity pad. * Parents in Touch *Children will want to take this book everywhere. * Family Traveller *Puzzlers will love the Usborne Travel Activity Pad, handbag sized and perfect for a journey. * The Sunday Express *
£8.64
Hachette Children's Group Motormania: Sports Cars
Book SynopsisGet up-close to the most famous and unique cars ever made! What is a sports car? Just how fast are are they? And how have they changed over the last century? Get the answers to all these questions, and more, with this guide to some of the best cars ever made. Motormania is the perfect series for car-mad kids. Striking photos ensure each car is displayed in all its glory, while top-trump style fact files and detailed 'tech points' highlight the engineering that makes each car special. This series mixes the very latest in car design and engineering with the greatest classics of the past, and is perfect for petrol heads aged 7+.Table of Contents 1: What is a sports car? 2: Alfa Romeo: 6C 2500 3: Chevrolet: Corvette C1 4: Porsche: 911 5: Lotus: Esprit 6: Mazda: RX-7 7: Ferrari: F40 8: Audi: R8 9: Jaguar: F-Type 10: BMW: i8 11: Honda: NSX 12: Aston Martin: DBS Superleggera 13: Qiantu: K50 14: Glossary 15: Fact File 16: Index
£8.99
Hachette Children's Group Inside Info Taking Apart a Supercar
Book SynopsisPeel back, take apart, reassemble and enjoy the awesome science of supercars!Inside Info: Taking Apart a Supercar is full of turbo-charged, sleek and surprising features of supercars of all kinds. Working inwards from the outermost layer - the streamlined spoilers and five layers of protective paint - to the heart of its power - the engine - we get to know the parts and process of making a supercar super. Finally, see how it all goes back together through the genius of production, engineering and design. Inside Info is a stylish and engrossing series of books diving into the layers of things kids are curious about - giving them the chance to pull it all apart and put it back together again, while learning STEM fundamentals! Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.The series presents the Inside Info of: Supercars, A Rocket, A Rollercoaster, A T. rex, The Human Body and A Coral Reef
£12.34
Xist Publishing My Favorite Machine: Race Cars
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£9.99
Creative Company,US Beyond the Stars
Book SynopsisTake this shuttle to the stars in an innovative board book based on scientific concepts of space travel, with fictional twists.
£6.99
Bellwether Media Stealth Technology
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£12.34
Bellwether Media Bugati Chiron
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£12.34
Bellwether Media Lamborghini Huracan Evo
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£12.34
New Growth Press COOP Helps Out
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£12.74
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc 4x4 Trucks
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£12.34
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc Lowriders
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£12.34
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc Monster Trucks
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£12.34
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc Suzuki Dirt Bikes
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£12.34
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc Ford GT
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£12.34
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc Audi R8
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£12.34
Pushkin Children's Books The Pilot and the Little Prince
Book Synopsis'A fascinating book, THE PILOT AND THE LITTLE PRINCE invites big kids (literal and metaphorical) to take the time... to dig in its pages ... to lose oneself in delicate drawings, dreamlike and peppered with sly winks.' Libération 'A sumptuous allegory, magnificently drawn, by another poet who has wandered far from his home in order to find his own horizon.' Le MondeTrade ReviewInternationally acclaimed illustrator, filmmaker, painter, and author Peter Sis is a genius. That wordmay be overused to be almost meaningless, but I have no other explanation for the seemingly endlessdepths of his fertile imagination. -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis There is a breathtaking magic in the young Peter Sis. How did that happen is a mystery to me, but it isa fact. Enter his world and see. -- Milos Forman, director of Amadeus and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest A fascinating book, THE PILOT AND THE LITTLE PRINCE invites big kids (literal and metaphorical) to take the time... to dig in its pages ... to lose oneself in delicate drawings, dreamlike and peppered with sly winks. Liberation A sumptuous allegory, magnificently drawn, by another poet who has wandered far from his home in order to find his own horizon. Le Monde Sis's works are less picture books than little miracles of design... A compelling, multilayered visual treat Booklist, Starred Review Sis's handling of the aviator's last flight and disappearance strikes just the right notes of mystery, majesty and quiet wonder. Brilliant bookmaking School Library Journal, Starred Review Extraordinary and wonderful Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review The Pilot and the Little Prince is a thing of beauty for both eye and spirit Brainpickings.org Sis spared no detail in his stunning 48-page picture book biography, which, like its inspiration, can be read on many levels redbookmag.com As always, Sis's illustrations are all just so spot on and exquisitely expressive thechildrenswar.blogspot.co.uk
£11.69
Priddy Books Airport: The Inside Story
Book SynopsisPack your bags and get ready to check in at the aiport! Meet pilots and baggage handlers, fly in an aeroplane, and learn about the science behind how everything works in this non-fiction story for kids. Readers will go behind the scenes to meet the incredible people who work night and day to keep an airport working. Set over the course of one day, you'll check in with a flight attendant preparing for takeoff, an excited family heading on holiday, and a sniffer dog and its handler working at the security checkpoint. As you turn the pages of this book, marvel at the way airport staff work together - from chefs in kitchens to cleaners and staff assisting passengers with disabilities.Trade Review"An eye-opening tour for young travelers, experienced or otherwise, who think it takes only pilots and flight attendants to get them where they’re going... Informative and notable for its people-centric approach." * Kirkus *
£9.49
Nosy Crow Ltd Transported: 50 Vehicles That Changed the World
Book SynopsisA fascinating book about the vehicles that have shaped our world, written by narrowboat captain and children's author Matt Ralphs, with stunning colour illustrations on every page by Rui Ricardo.From ancient chariots and Viking longships to racing cars, rockets and solar-powered aeroplanes, our world has been changed by the pioneering development of many incredible vehicles. Take a journey through time to discover how these 50 groundbreaking inventions changed the world and how they might even shape our future . . .
£17.09
Anness Publishing Exploring Science: Ships & Boats
Book SynopsisWith 17 easy-to-do experiments and 300 exciting pictures, this is the story of transportation on water: the vessels, the people and the technology. It features amazing information about every type of vehicle - from canoes, fishing trawlers and ferries, to warships, submarines and hovercraft. It explains how ships work, with the help of exciting step-by-step experiments to do at home or school. You can build a model reed boat, test which hull shapes move the fastest through water, power a propeller with a rubber-band engine, and make a navigation light. It captures the thrills and spectacle of life and work at sea, in more than 300 dramatic photographs and detailed illustrations. By inventing ways to travel on water, people have been able to see and trade with new lands, conquer new territories, fight great sea battles and enjoy new sports. This book will help you to understand why ships have played such an important part in human history.With the aid of cross-section illustrations and simple experiments to do at home, you will discover how vessels stay afloat, how a sail works, what keeps a submarine underwater, how a hovercraft skims on air, the elements of navigation, and much more.
£7.59
Anness Publishing Exploring Science: Trains
Book SynopsisThis book comes with 10 easy-to-do experiments and 230 exciting pictures. All aboard for a journey into the history and technology of rail travel! It covers everything from the 'iron horses' of the Wild West and Stephenson's Rocket to the luxurious Orient Express and today's high-speed vehicles. Step-by-step projects look at the technology behind trains - learn about forces and motion, build a bridge, construct a tunnel, and even make your own model locomotive and railway track. Stunning photographs and detailed illustrations evoke the spirit of train travel. Railways revolutionized the day-to-day lives of ordinary people around the world. This book charts the development of trains, from the early horse-drawn wagons used in mines and the first steam locomotives to the comfort and convenience of modern, streamlined passenger trains. Discover how the first underground railways were designed and constructed, and explore the latest high-tech designs. This book is a treasure trove of information for the young railway enthusiast and is ideal for families and school groups to explore together.
£999.99
