Cars: Facts at Your Fingertips

Description

From the factory to the road, browse through more than 170 cool cars -- from hatchbacks to hybrids -- in Pocket Genius: Cars. Trace the history of the automobile from early vintage cars to modern concept cars, limousines to coupes, and minivans to sports cars in this compact-size reference guide perfect for children ages 8-12. Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series is now available in an engaging compact and economical format that is ideal for both browsing and quick reference for use in school and at home. Catalog entries packed with facts provide at-a-glance information, while locator icons offer immediately recognizable references to aid navigation and understanding, and fact files round off the book with fun facts such as record breakers and timelines. Each pocket-size encyclopedia is filled with facts on subjects ranging from animals to history, cars to dogs, and Earth to space and combines a child-friendly layout with engaging photography and bite-size chunks of text that will encourage and inform even the most reluctant readers. 3 Contents......Page 5 4 What is a car?......Page 6 6 History of the car......Page 8 10 How an engine works......Page 12 12 Inside a factory......Page 14 14 New car, old car......Page 16 16 Safety measures......Page 18 20 Early Cars......Page 23 22 Cars from the past......Page 24 24 Before 1920......Page 26 26 1920–1935......Page 28 30 The 1940s and 1950s......Page 32 32 The 1960s and 1970s......Page 34 34 Modern Cars......Page 37 36 All shapes and sizes......Page 38 38 Sedans......Page 40 44 Hatchbacks......Page 46 50 Convertibles......Page 52 56 Coupes......Page 58 58 Station wagons......Page 60 62 Minivans......Page 64 70 SUVs......Page 72 76 Luxury Cars......Page 79 78 Luxury cars......Page 80 80 Limousines......Page 82 84 Grand tourers......Page 86 90 Racing and Sports Cars......Page 93 92 The world of racing......Page 94 94 Speedsters......Page 96 96 Racing cars......Page 98 106 Roadsters......Page 108 110 Supercars20......Page 112 116 Amazing Cars......Page 119 118 Out of the ordinary......Page 120 120 Hybrid cars......Page 122 124 Record breakers......Page 126 126 Amphibious cars128......Page 128 128 Cars in space......Page 130 134 Concept cars......Page 136 142 Fun cars......Page 144 146 All about cars......Page 148 150 Glossary......Page 152 152 Index......Page 154 156 Acknowledgments......Page 158