ISBN:

• 9781856978729
• 9781856978712
• 1856978729
• 1856978710

Edition: First American edition.

Description: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Other Title: How land machines work

Notes:

• Published in Great Britain under title: How land machines work.
• Includes index.

Contents:

• Famous firsts on land
• Introduction
• Rolling along
• Getting a grip
• Putting on the brakes
• Drum and disc brakes
• Vehicle systems
• At the controls
• Shock absorbers
• Engine power
• Diesel engines
• Rotary engines
• Efficient engines
• Gears-speed control
• The differential
• Steering
• Faster and sleeker
• People movers
• Maglevs
• Streetcars and trolleybuses
• Running on rails
• High-speed trains
• Making tracks
• Index.

LCCN: 92033587

Control Number: 54902

Series:

• How things work
• How things work (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects:

• Railroads -- Juvenile literature.
• Vehicles -- Juvenile literature.