Machines in motion : the amazing history of transportation /
Jackson, Tom, 1972-
Machines in motion : the amazing history of transportation / Tom Jackson ; illustrated by Chris Mould. - 64 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
"First published in Great Britain as Amazing Transport in February 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc."- T.p. verso.
Trains -- Overground & underground -- Ships -- More ships -- Cars -- More cars -- Balloons -- Bikes -- Aeroplanes -- Tanks -- Helicopters -- Working vehicles -- Submarines -- Rockets -- Spacecraft.
"This book takes readers on a journey through the developmental history of various modes of transportation - from chariots to electric cars, dugout canoes to ocean liners, cable cars to bullet trains, and the many iterations in between. The fascinating stories behind each of these machines join together to reveal a comprehensive history of how new and inventive forms of transportation have built off one another to change our world." -- amazon.com
9781547603374 1547603372 1547603380 9781547603381
2019020662
Transportation--History--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Machines in motion : the amazing history of transportation / Tom Jackson ; illustrated by Chris Mould. - 64 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
"First published in Great Britain as Amazing Transport in February 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc."- T.p. verso.
Trains -- Overground & underground -- Ships -- More ships -- Cars -- More cars -- Balloons -- Bikes -- Aeroplanes -- Tanks -- Helicopters -- Working vehicles -- Submarines -- Rockets -- Spacecraft.
"This book takes readers on a journey through the developmental history of various modes of transportation - from chariots to electric cars, dugout canoes to ocean liners, cable cars to bullet trains, and the many iterations in between. The fascinating stories behind each of these machines join together to reveal a comprehensive history of how new and inventive forms of transportation have built off one another to change our world." -- amazon.com
9781547603374 1547603372 1547603380 9781547603381
2019020662
Transportation--History--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Trivia and miscellanea.