A Journey Through Transport

by John Haslam (Illustrator), Chris Oxlade

Overview

From steam engine to spaceship, tractor to tandem, take a journey into the weird and wonderful world of transportation! Travel back in time and explore the first bikes, cars, trains, and planes. Then discover shiny new modes of transport and explore the amazing ways machines transport us around today. Packed with lively illustrations and fun facts and activities plus a free fold-out poster, this delightful, informative picture book will be a brilliant addition to any bookshelf.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682971529
Publisher:	QEB Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2017
Series:	QED's A Journey Through Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	473,149
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Chris Oxlade is an experienced author of children’s information books, having written more than 150 on a range of subjects, specialising in science and technology.

John Haslam has been working as an illustrator for most of his professional life. John worked in advertising for 10 years and worked on various projects including TV storyboards, to illustrating for all kinds of accounts from Pritt Stick (the Pritt Stick Man was his invention), to comic pages such as Danger Mouse, Disney and Transformers.

Editorial Reviews

"The vehicles themselves are stylized but recognizable, which is a good thing because closing quizzes challenge viewers to identify 13 of them and to answer a set of questions too. The jacket folds out into a poster that depicts many of the modes of transit covered, with a submersible at the bottom and a futuristic rocket ship at the top. A spirited road trip over land and sea, through the air, into space, and a bit beyond the present day." - Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-08-07
A quick ramble through the history of transport, from camels and chariots to driverless cars.Beginning with shank's mare ("People simply walked"), Oxlade navigates his topic by transportation type: from a horse-drawn travois to big trucks and small sports cars, from steam trains to maglevs, log rafts to cruise ships, the Wright brothers' Flyer to the International Space Station—with pauses along the way to take ganders at motorcycles, submersibles, helicopters, and hot air balloons. Though he sails past "caravels" and "carracks" without explaining their differences he does wheel out definitions for "penny-farthing" and "quad bike" (which American readers will recognize as an ATV), and he also gives passing nods to the Montgolfiers and other inventors. The figures in Haslam's bright, cartoon illustrations tend toward caricatures, which fly a bit low with a stereotypically dressed Mexican man chasing a mule but generally add a pleasantly breezy air. Some of the bike riders, pilots, astronauts, and subway passengers have darker skin. The vehicles themselves are stylized but recognizable, which is a good thing because closing quizzes challenge viewers to identify 13 of them and to answer a set of questions too. The jacket folds out into a poster that depicts many of the modes of transit covered, with a submersible at the bottom and a futuristic rocket ship at the top. A spirited road trip over land and sea, through the air, into space, and a bit beyond the present day. (Informational picture book. 6-8)

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