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On four wheels

By John Allan

How do racing machines break the sound barrier and reach astonishing speeds?

exciting · informative · fast-paced · technical

Genres

Non-fiction

What is On four wheels about?

Meet the Mighty Mechanics and discover some of the fastest vehicles ever built. Take a thrilling tour of racing cars, land-speed record holders and machines powerful enough to travel faster than sound. Find out how speed is measured, compare incredible top speeds and explore the clever designs, engines and technology that help these vehicles race across land. Packed with fascinating facts and exciting examples, this book reveals what makes four-wheeled machines so astonishingly fast.

Pages

24 pages

Reading age

Early Reader (5-8)

This edition

2022

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