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Turner, Tracey,

Wheels : cars, cogs, carousels, and other things that spin / words by Tracey Turner ; art by Fatti Burke. - [First United States edition] - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.

Potters' wheels -- The first wheels -- Chariots -- Waterwheels -- Cogs and gears -- Spinning wheels -- Colour wheels -- Ships' wheels -- Trains -- Carousels -- The penny-farthing -- Steam cars to driverless cars -- Roller coasters -- Ferris wheels -- Bicycles -- Roller skates and skateboards -- Racing cars -- Really, really big wheels -- Wheel of fortune -- Timeline.

Climb on board, buckle up your seatbelt, and zoom off on a journey of discovery. Find out who spins the Wheel of Fortune, about wheels that whiz you around at fairgrounds, how to ride downhill on a high-wheel bicycle, why wheels can help you decorate your bedroom...Discover how wheels make the world go round!

ISBN: 0753475316 9780753475317 0753475316 9780753444900 0753444909

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9B5923 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019453021 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wheels--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Illustrated works.