Formula One Race Cars on the Move

by Janet Piehl Narrated by Intuitive

Overview

Its engine roars. Its tires squeal. This Formula One race car is on the move! What are Formula One race cars? And who builds these amazing autos? Read this book to find out! Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom series-part of the Lightning Bolt Books¿ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books¿ bring nonfiction topics to life!

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 3–5
These three well-illustrated automotive titles share nearly identical formats. Each book includes a "What Is…" section to define its topic, a brief history, the culture associated with the hobby, NASCAR or Formula One racing series, track diagrams or a description of building a hot rod, and a closing "gallery" featuring photos of the cars and their drivers. In addition, the books share other common features, such as a diagram of a four-stroke engine. In general, the volumes are readable, informative, and generally accurate. An occasional error does crop up, though; Braun refers to a Model B Ford as a Model A and fails, in photos, to distinguish between hot rods and simply old cars, while Doeden's track diagrams show the sports car rather than the stock car configurations of two road courses. The color photos are very good and are sure to appeal to racing aficionados, and the books succeed as basic introductions to the hobby and sport.
—Jeffrey A. FrenchCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

From the Publisher

"These titles not only offer big, high-energy color photos of various sorts of vehicles at work or play, but also informative glimpses of car and truck controls, engines, and interiors. Introducing distinctive vocabulary ('sheepsfoot roller' in Earthmovers, for instance, or 'wheelie' in Monster Trucks) and running to just two or three sentences per page, the texts provide lively commentary in a mix of declarative statements and non-rhetorical questions. The pictures show both men and women as operators, firefighters, or members of crews. Each volume closes with a labeled diagram, a page of 'fun facts,' and a short list of print and web resources. Aside from a debatable claim that big rigs 'travel slower than regular cars,' the series will make a worthwhile and popular addition." —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170135998
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	Lightning Bolt Books ® - Vroom-Vroom
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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