The world's fastest machines
Format:
Book
Title:
The world's fastest machines
Author:
ISBN:
9781410938510
9781410938855
9781406216875
Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, ©2011.
Physical Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
World's fastest machines -- Formula 1 race car -- NASCAR cars -- SSC Ultimate Aero -- SR71 Blackbird -- Space shuttle -- TGV train -- Maglev train -- Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle -- Earthrace boat -- Kawasaki jet ski -- Kingda Ka roller coaster.
Summary:
From race cars to military aircraft, this book gives facts and figures on the fastest vehicles in the world, and shows how these extreme machines help us do jobs that ordinary slower and less powerful vehicles can't do.
Reading Level:
Lexile: 760.