Car Science: An Under-the-Hood, Behind-the-Dash Look at How Cars Work
No. of pages 96
Published: 2011
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Top Gear's Richard Hammond peers under the bonnet of the world's top supercars to find out how cars work in this turbo-charged children's science book.
Discover the fast and furious physics going on inside every car, from G-force and horsepower to acceleration, inertia, and friction. Help your child discover all about the science in this explosive tour of their favourite dream cars.
Find out how cars revolutionised the world, see how a car functions with jaw-dropping diagrams, cutaway drawings and cool graphics. Steer to the fundamental science behind the mechanics and then sit back for an exciting look into the future of minimal emissions, maximum fun.
PLUS, find great things your child will love to make and do!
This book was recognised in the Science category by the Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students.
There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .
Richard Hammond is internationally famous for co-presenting Top Gear; he also presented Brainiac: Science Abuse, Total Wipeout and Planet Earth Live, and he wrote the Blast Lab series of books. He lives in the countryside with his wife, two daughters and their pets.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Outstanding Science Trade Book For Students
This book was recognised in the Science category by the Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students.