Unconventional Vehicles: Forty-Five of the Strangest Cars, Trains, Planes, Subme

Description: Unconventional Vehicles by Michael Hearst, Hans Jenssen Fascinating facts and diagrams presented with wit and humour make this wealth of unconventional ways of getting around endlessly fascinating to vehicle enthusiasts at every age! FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This latest instalment in the Uncommon Compendiums series explores facts surrounding some very strange vehicles, all with Michael Hearsts signature verve and humour. Get ready to learn about 45 of the strangest, most unconventional vehicles that have ever existed – from submersibles to dirigibles, and everything in between! Whether youre a train collector, a rocket inventor, a budding space-and- aeronautics expert, or just someone whos thought, Why CANT I ride a motorised suitcase through the airport? (spoiler alert: you can!), this is the book for you. Author Biography Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and writer. He is the author of Chronicles Uncommon Compendiums series, which includes Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earths Strangest Animals, Extraordinary People: A Semi-Comprehensive Guide to Some of the Worlds Most Fascinating Individuals, and Curious Constructions: A Peculiar Portfolio of Fifty Fascinating Structures. He is also a founding member of the band One Ring Zero, and his solo works include Songs for Ice Cream Trucks and Songs for Unusual Creatures. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.Hans Jenssen is a Dutch-Norwegian illustrator who has drawn cutaways and cross-sections of vehicle interiors for DKs Star Wars Incredible Cross-Sections series for over twenty years. He lives and works in the United Kingdom. Review "The illustrations are expansive with a limited color palette of warm oranges and cool greens and blues. The animal characters are dynamic, humorous, and emotive. . . . A sentimental but high--interest story based on true events of the bond between wild animals and the humans who care for them, suitable for early elementary students."--School Library Journal"Vehicle enthusiasts are treated to a fast and funny examination of wild inventions in our transportation history. . . This silly encyclopedia. . . has just enough to tap into curious minds. Hand this to future engineers."--School Library Journal"This fun and informative entry in the Uncommon Compendiums series will appeal to lovers of vehicles of all kinds. Hearst provides hilarious asides as he presents facts about 45 quirky and unusual vehicles, which he defines as just about anything that moves (and typically carries something else) . . . including animals! Each entrys history, manufacturer, and year of production is accompanied by colored line drawings, diagrams and cross sections, and related factoids. . . . Kids will enjoy learning about these fascinating and outlandish vehicles."-Booklist "From Airboard to Zamboni, a lighthearted look at some of the wilder ways to get things or people from here to there. . . . It will have young readers wondering why they should settle for a mundane bicycle or (later) car when options like a jet train, the multirider beer bike, or the steam-powered Liberty One rocket exist. . . not to mention no fewer than five different personal jet packs."-Kirkus Reviews Review Quote "This fun and informative entry in the Uncommon Compendiums series will appeal to lovers of vehicles of all kinds. Hearst provides hilarious asides as he presents facts about 45 quirky and unusual vehicles, which he defines as just about anything that moves (and typically carries something else) . . . including animals! Each entrys history, manufacturer, and year of production is accompanied by colored line drawings, diagrams and cross sections, and related factoids. . . . Kids will enjoy learning about these fascinating and outlandish vehicles."- Booklist? Details ISBN1452172862 Author Hans Jenssen Short Title Unconventional Vehicles Pages 104 Publisher Chronicle Books Language English Illustrator Hans Jenssen ISBN-10 1452172862 ISBN-13 9781452172866 Format Hardcover Subtitle Forty-Five of the Strangest Cars, Trains, Planes, Submersibles, Dirigibles, and Rockets EVER Year 2021 Audience Age 8-12 Publication Date 2021-05-27 UK Release Date 2021-05-27 Imprint Chronicle Books Place of Publication San Francisco Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2021-05-27 US Release Date 2021-05-27 DEWEY 629.046 Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2021-05-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158588075;

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