Bicycles: Pedal Power by Lynn Peppas

$22.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Series: Vehicles on the Move | Reading Level: 5 to 8 years.

Bicycles: Pedal Power looks at different kinds of bikes used for transportation, work, and fun. Readers will learn about mountain bikes, racing bikes, tandem bikes, rickshaws, and more.

Machines in Motion by Tom Jackson

$29.00 NZD

Category: Transport

Fasten your seat belts and get ready to zoom through the history of transport and discover incredible facts about all kinds of vehicles along the way. Every day, all over the world, people are busy travelling short hops or great, long voyages, moving slowly and steadily or racing along at super-fast spe eds. They make their trips in cars, trains, planes, ships and on bikes - and some people even blast off in rockets! Make your own amazing transport journeys as you explore timelines and discover the people and stories behind the machines that keep the world moving. Take a twist or turn and find out what happened when the Freedom 7 blasted into space, race your way through Japan at lightning speed on the awesomely fast bullet train, set sail on a Viking longship and let the wind carry you away in a hot-air balloon with the Montgolfier brothers. With wonderfully intricate illustrations from Chris Mould, Amazing Transport tells the story of some of science's most recognisable inventions in a way you've never seen before. Prepare yourself for the journey of a lifetime. ...Show more

Speed King: Burt Munro, the World's Fastest Indian by David Hill; Phoebe Morris

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: David Hill's Kiwi Legends

In 1967 an unknown, elderly New Zealander and his ancient Indian motorcycle set a world land-speed record at Bonneville. The man was Burt Munro, and he became a Kiwi legend. How did he do it? His amazing true story is now a stunning picture book. A crowd of people stand on a flat white plain. In the di stance, a snarling, roaring dark speck is hurtling towards them. It's a motorbike. The rider is inside the shell, lying almost flat. 'Go, Burt ' The red bike blurs past. Fingers click stop-watches. How fast has Burt Munro gone this time? The moment young Burt Munro saw a motorbike chugging down a quiet Invercargill street, he was hooked. More than 50 years later, he and his ancient Indian motorcycle would amaze the world by setting a land-speed record--one that remains unbroken to this day. Burt didn't have much money. He wasn't young. But he was determined. And he became a Kiwi legend. A wonderful true story about a very unlikely New Zealand champion, by the award-winning author and illustrator of First to the Top. ...Show more

1. 5 Billion Transport Vehicles on the World's Roads (The Big Countdown) by Ben Hubbard

$24.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Series: The Big Countdown

Discover the numbers behind cars, planes, trains and rockets - from the teeny tiny to the mindbogglingly massive Do you know how fast a space rocket blasts through the sky? Or how deep under the sea submarines have ventured? How about the number of electric cars on the road? Or the top speed of NASA's crawler transporter (hint - it's not very fast!) Discover the answers to all these questions and much more in The Big Countdown: Transport. Helping readers to visualise and understand numbers, The Big Countdown series looks at popular topics and investigates the great many numbers that make them fascinating. From the mind-bogglingly large to the smallest and most precious, this series helps us understand that it's not just our days that are numbered. Ideal reading for number-crunchers aged 9 and up. ...Show more

Tanks (Ultimate Military Machines) by Tim Cooke

$25.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Series: Ultimate Military Machines

Tanks are the most feared of all land weapons. Main battle tanks are heavily armoured but fast, and their main guns fire explosive shells that can destroy virtually any target - including other tanks. This book reveals just what makes tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) such formidable wea pons on the battlefield. Find out about leading tanks from around the world - including their technical specifications. Learn about the history of tanks - from their first use in World War I through incredible developments, right up to the latest, cleverest machines around today. Ultimate Military Machines delves into the incredible world of fighting machines and takes an up-close look at the latest technology used by the army, navy and air forces today. Each title takes an indepth look at one type of military vehicle - from its first use in warfare up to recent conflicts. ...Show more

Stock Cars (Horsepower) by Matt Doeden

$16.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Series: Horsepower

Speed, danger, and intense competition make stock car racing a popular sport. See these powerful machines close up, and learn how racing teams build them for speed and safety. Get a front-row seat to the action on race day! The roar of the engine! The squeal of the tires! Blazers Horsepower is a high-po wered thrill ride. From sports cars to dirt bikes and lowriders to stock cars, these books are packed with full-throttle action! Book jacket. ...Show more

Look Inside an Airport (Lift-the-Flap Board Book) by Rob Lloyd Jones

$23.00 NZD

Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Usborne Look Inside

Airports are thrilling and fascinating places for children, full of unusual equipment, strange machines and - of course - lots of planes. This book allows young children to find out more about how an airport works. Richly informative, with colourful, friendly illustrations and lots of flaps to lift and look beneath. ...Show more

Machines

$20.00 NZD

Category: Transport

The Motorbike Book (DK) by Jemima Dunne

$28.00 NZD

Category: Transport

An action-packed ride through the history of the motorbike, this book is all about the men, machines and landmark technology behind the most iconic bikes from ACE to Zundapp. Featuring over 1,000 of the latest and greatest motorbikes in the world this is an amazing visual guide tracing their evolution f rom the 1910s right up to the superbikes of today. All about the grit and the glory, this book takes a truly international view from Italy's Ducati to Japan's Suzuki and tells you just how famous marques like Honda and Harley-Davidson became household names. Plus, go on a virtual tour inside the engines of some of these legendary bikes to see just what powers their performance. If you're born to be wild then this book is the ultimate ride for you. ...Show more

Amazing Transport: Journey through the History of Transport by Tom Jackson

$27.00 NZD

Category: Transport

Fasten your seat belts and get ready to zoom through the history of transport and discover incredible facts about all kinds of vehicles along the way. Every day, all over the world, people are busy travelling - short hops or great, long voyages, moving slowly and steadily or racing along at super-fast speeds. They make their trips in cars, trains, planes, ships and on bikes - and some people even blast off in rockets! Make your own amazing transport journeys as you explore timelines and discover the people and stories behind the machines that keep the world moving. Take a twist or turn and find out what happened when the Freedom 7 blasted into space, race your way through Japan at lightning speed on the awesomely fast bullet train, set sail on a Viking longship and let the wind carry you away in a hot-air balloon with the Montgolfier brothers. With wonderfully intricate illustrations from Chris Mould, Amazing Transport tells the story of some of science's most recognisable inventions in a way you've never seen before. Prepare yourself for the journey of a lifetime. ...Show more

How Airports Work (Activity Book)

$15.00 NZD

Category: Activity & Puzzle Books

Revisit Lonely Planet Kids' popular How Airports Work (9781787012936) and How Cities Work (9781786570222) books with these fun sticker and puzzle books. James Gulliver Hancock's wonderful illustrations are transformed into fun activities that will keep kids engaged and learning at home or on the go.

Tricycles: A Story from the Philippines (Children of Asia) by Jill MacGregor

$25.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Series: Children of Asia