Stickmen's guide to trains and automobiles /
Guide to trains and automobiles
by John Farndon ; illustrated by John Paul de Quay.
- 32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Stickmen's guides to how everything works .
"Whimsical stick figure guides take readers on a tour of various types of cars, motorcycles, and trains and how they work in this playful yet extremely informative guide to high-tech machines"--Provided by publisher. Includes index.
Cars, motorcycles, and trains -- The history of trains and automobiles -- Cars -- The car -- Car engines -- Wheels, suspension, and brakes -- Car systems -- Specialty vehicles: -- Formula 1 cars -- Electric, hybrid, and solar cars -- Motorcycles -- Trains -- Trains: the everyday Diesel electric -- Electric trains -- Maglev trains -- Strange inventions.