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Cool rides on wheels : electric race cars, superbikes, and more / by Tammy Gagne.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cool rides (North Mankato, Minn.)Publisher: North Mankato : Capstone Press, 2020Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781496683632
  • 1496683633
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Rolling with technology -- ATVs -- Monster trucks -- Arcimoto' FUV -- Zarooq Sand Racer -- Formula E cars -- Superbikes -- Fat tire bike -- M35 cargo truck -- Unmanned ground vehicles -- Komatsu 980E-4 dump truck -- McLaren 720S -- The future of cool rides with wheels.
Summary: "The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago, and it has brought some awesome vehicles our way. But this invention isn't done giving! Take a tour of some of the most unique and fascinating vehicles around. See how military unmanned ground vehicles tackle rough terrain and keep soldiers safe. Find out how the fastest electric race cars work. Think a car can't handle street driving one minute and tackling sand dunes the next? The high-performance Zarooq Sandracer can! See the limitless possibilities of wheeled vehicles!"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 629.2 G135 Available 33111009809431
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 629.2 G135 Checked out 07/09/2024 33111010516314
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago, and it has brought some awesome vehicles our way. But this invention isn't done giving! Take a tour of some of the most unique and fascinating vehicles around. See how military unmanned ground vehicles tackle rough terrain and keep soldiers safe. Find out how the fastest electric race cars work. Think a car can't handle street driving one minute and tackling sand dunes the next? The high-performance Zarooq Sandracer can! See the limitless possibilities of wheeled vehicles!

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Rolling with technology -- ATVs -- Monster trucks -- Arcimoto' FUV -- Zarooq Sand Racer -- Formula E cars -- Superbikes -- Fat tire bike -- M35 cargo truck -- Unmanned ground vehicles -- Komatsu 980E-4 dump truck -- McLaren 720S -- The future of cool rides with wheels.

"The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago, and it has brought some awesome vehicles our way. But this invention isn't done giving! Take a tour of some of the most unique and fascinating vehicles around. See how military unmanned ground vehicles tackle rough terrain and keep soldiers safe. Find out how the fastest electric race cars work. Think a car can't handle street driving one minute and tackling sand dunes the next? The high-performance Zarooq Sandracer can! See the limitless possibilities of wheeled vehicles!"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-11 Capstone Press.

Grades 4-6 Capstone Press.

RL: 3-4 ; IL: 3-5.

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