Car Science: An Under-the-Hood, Behind-the-Dash Look at How Cars Work

Car Science: An Under-the-Hood, Behind-the-Dash Look at How Cars Work

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!

Winner of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 2008 (United States).

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