Chris Oxlade

"Discover how scientific ideas and different materials are used to build incredible machines and impressive structures. This face-packed, fully illustrated books explores the history of engineering from the building of the pyramids to the creation of today's towering skyscrapers, powerful machines, and valley-spanning bridges. See how robots, race cars, and rockets progress from planning sketches to working prototypes. Find out about different branches...

"This book introduces Big Construction Machines by looking at the different places they are used and different purposes they are used for. These include: At the quarry, making a road and building skyscrapers. Some of the big construction machines in the book are a bulldozer, a road roller, a roadheader and a concrete breaker"--

Describes the properties and functions of the various groups of chemical elements.

Describes boats and ships that are used for travel, work, and fun.

"Looks at types of trains that are used for carrying cargo and passengers"--Provided by publisher.

Light and sound both travel in waves, but sound waves travel significantly slower than light. Theories like this are difficult to grasp in words, but there are easy ways to see them in action. With this book's simple experiments, young scientists will test out how light can bend and how even invisible sounds can make things move, helping them understand how even the most complex theories work. Through step-by-step instructions, young readers will...

Brief text and photographs explain what cars are, describe different types of cars, and examine how they developed and how they are used.

Presents the history of exploration, from explorers in ancient times to the discovery and exploration of Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, Antarctica, and outer space.

"Big emergencies call for fast, fantastic machines, but which ones are right for the job? Find out all about the emergency machines that are used to speed to the rescue, put out fires, and save people from danger"--Back cover

Describes the early development of bicycles, different kinds of bikes, and how they are used.