A Question of Technology: Can a Driverless Car Get Lost? - And other questions about transport

Uncover the mysteries of transport in this funny technology series

List of contents

• 1: Transport
• 2: Can a driverless car get lost?
• 3: How does a plane turn left?
• 4: Why doesn't a 200,000-tonne ship sink?
• 5: How do gears make my bike super speedy?
• 6: Could an F1 car drive upside-down on a ceiling?
• 7: Why do my ears pop when flying?
• 8: Are crash test dummies actually really smart?
• 9: How do helicopters stay up?
• 10: Why is petrol a problem?
• 11: How do you stop a speeding car?
• 12: How long can a submarine stay underwater?
• 13: Quick-fire questions
• 14: Glossary / Further reading
• 15: Index

About the author

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

Summary

Uncover the mysteries of transport in this funny technology series

Foreword

Uncover the mysteries of transport in this funny technology series

Product details

• Authors: Clive Gifford, Clive Gifford
• Publisher: Wayland
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2022
• EAN: 9781526319944
• ISBN: 978-1-5263-1994-4
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 270 mm x 8 mm
• Series: A Question of Technology
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons, Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales)