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Awesome Engineering: Trains, Planes and Ships Sally Spray

Awesome Engineering: Trains, Planes and Ships By Sally Spray

Awesome Engineering: Trains, Planes and Ships by Sally Spray


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Summary

A guide to landmark achievements in engineering

Awesome Engineering: Trains, Planes and Ships Summary

Awesome Engineering: Trains, Planes and Ships by Sally Spray

Follow the development of trains, planes and ships, as they have grown more powerful, faster, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.

Get to grips with the mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering. Find out about awe-inspiring buildings and technology. The books in the Awesome Engineering series are filled with impactful artwork, diagrams and explanations that make the awesome feats of engineering easy to understand.

Bright and bold artwork, alongside clear explanations and diagrams, guide you through a chronology of landmark engineering achievements from around the world.

Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.

About Sally Spray

Sally Spray is an author of children's non-fiction books. She studied Early Years Education, then an MA in Children's Literature, and worked as a teacher before becoming an art director in children's publishing. Sally lives in the Cotswold countryside, and enjoys daily chats with her chickens, daughters and sometimes her husband, the illustrator Mark Ruffle. Her mission is to find out loads of interesting, really hard to understand stuff and pass it on to her readers as simply and concisely as possible.

Table of Contents

  • 1: On the Move
  • 2: Mary Rose
  • 3: Washington Paddle Steamer
  • 4: Stephenson's Rocket
  • 5: SS Great Britain
  • 6: Wright Flyer
  • 7: Heinkel He 178
  • 8: Shinkansen Bullet Train
  • 9: Concorde
  • 10: Shanghai Maglev Train
  • 11: Airbus A380
  • 12: USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78)
  • 13: Fascinating Facts
  • 14: Further Information
  • 15: Glossary
  • 16: Index

Additional information

GOR012954931
9781445155326
144515532X
Awesome Engineering: Trains, Planes and Ships by Sally Spray
Used - Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
20190711
32
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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