Publisher Description

Become an expert on incredible WOW transport facts and know the HOW behind them!Transport is AMAZING! Transport can help us to travel the world - WOW! We are able to float, fly, zoom and glide because of HOW transport works.But did you know that some trains can float? Or that cars can be powered by poo? Some submarines can stay submerged for 25 years! That's a long time to be underwater! Read more amazing facts about transport including some that may challenge what you thought you knew. Find the science behind the facts to understand more about the world we live in.Packed with facts and supported by science, The WOW and HOW series will intrigue and entertain children aged 7+.Find the other titles in the series too: Dinosaurs, Planet Earth, Robots and AI, Space, Weather

Author Biography

Cameron Menzies is an author and editor of nonfiction books for children, and a former actor. She lives and works in a cottage near the Scottish seaside with the company of her husband, two children and the family's beloved border collie.

Table of Contents

• 1: The WOW of transport!
• 2: Maglev trains levitate
• 3: Blackbird is the fastest plane ever
• 4: Space rockets are so loud they could self-destruct
• 5: Hot-air balloons can't fly when it's raining
• 6: A car can go faster than the speed of sound
• 7: Dutch people cycle more than 17 billion km a year
• 8: Superbikes corner inches from the ground
• 9: Cars can be powered by poo
• 10: A hovercraft can travel over land, sea and ice
• 11: A submarine can stay underwater for 25 years
• 12: A helicopter has landed on top of Mount Everest
• 13: Some container ships could carry a skyscraper
• 14: Glossary and Index

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