Suitabook

Cars, trains, ships & planes

Clive Gifford

Reading: Use it flexibly: begin with a favourite vehicle, follow a timeline, or browse by land, water and air. Use the glossary and index to clarify terms and return to topics of interest.
Themes: Transport, invention and change: The book traces transportation from the first wheel to newer developments, including hybrids, and presents facts about vehicles and record breakers. It appears to approach transport mainly as an informational history and survey, rather than as a story or argument about one preferred technology.
Variety of transport roles: Examples range from cars, trains and boats to tanks, fighter jets, hot-air balloons and manned spacecraft. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
Worth knowing: Consider whether the child wants a fact-and-picture reference book rather than a story. The range includes civilian, sporting, luxury, industrial, military and space-related vehicles, so interests may vary across sections.