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Wheels : the big fun book of vehicles / Tom Schamp ; [translated from the Dutch by Florian Duijsens].
No one knows who exactly invented the wheel, but in the inventive hands of illustrator Tom Schamp young readers will have great fun learning about all the ways wheels have rolled through history.
Record details
- ISBN: 9783791375533 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 45 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
- Edition: English edition.
- Publisher: Munich : Prestel, [2023]
Content descriptions
| Language Note: | Translated from the Dutch. |
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| Subject: | Automobiles > Juvenile literature. Vehicles > Juvenile literature. Transportation > Juvenile literature. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
"Join us on a colorful journey in this look and find book. Let Otto and Brutus introduce you to all kinds of vehicles--from the Trojan Horse to the Harley Davidson; the stagecoach to the steam train; the double-decker bus to the skateboard. Wheels get you where you want to go, but do you know why racing cars have spoilers? In which bicycle race does the leader where a pink jersey? Which van was made famous by surfers in California? Look for specific characters on each page!"-- - Random House, Inc.
No one knows who exactly invented the wheel, but in the inventive hands of illustrator Tom Schamp young readers will have great fun learning about all the ways wheels have rolled through history.
From prehistoric carts to cars of tomorrow, this big, fun book takes a historic journey through a world where everything has wheels, from the Trojan horse to the Harley Davidson; from the stagecoach and the steam train to the Vespa and the Ferrari; from skateboards to electric scooters.
Every spread of this deliriously entertaining and educational book is filled with Tom Schampâs quirky and colorful art. His sly, subtle texts will make older readers smile. Younger readers will return again and again to these playfully crowded pages to discover what different countriesâ emergency vehicles look like; to learn about buses of every imaginable dimension and weight; and to choose which bike theyâd use to win a race.
Each viewing will reveal charming new details that are as absurdly funny as they are educationally rewarding.
