Individual Book
Features
Full-Color & Black-and-White Photographs • Maps and Diagrams • Sidebars • Table of Contents • Photo Gallery of Vehicles and Drivers • Glossary • Bibliography • Further Reading • Web sites • Index

Reading Level: Grade 4 • Interest Level: Grades 4-7 • 10 5/8 x 8 7/8 • 48 Pages
Individual Hardcover Price: $26.60
Lerner Publications

Classic Cars
by Jeffrey Zuehlke
ISBN: 9780822559269

Head-turning classic cars were produced in one of the most innovative eras in U.S. automotive history--from the end of World War II (1939-1945) to the 1970s. Learn more about these rare, distinctive cars and discover what models of classic cars are the most popular, what interesting features classic cars have, how people showcase their classic cars, and where to see classic cars.


Concept Cars
by Jeffrey Zuehlke
ISBN: 9780822565680

Wild, futuristic concept cars are designed to test the boundaries of technology and get people excited about the future, but only a handful make it into mass production. Discover the name of the very first concept car, some of the wildest concept cars ever built, where concept cars are shown in public, and how car designers use drawings, computers, and clay to design concept cars.


Crazy Cars
by Matt Doeden
ISBN: 9780822565659

Crazy cars float, fly, drive on three wheels, and grab people's attention as one-of-a-kind moving masterpieces and productmobiles. Learn about some of the wildest and craziest vehicles ever built, clubs where people get together to have fun with their favorite vehicles, what a microcar is, and who invented some of these machines.


Indy Race Cars
by Janet Piehl
ISBN: 9780822565666

Indy race cars scream around tracks at more than 220 miles (354 km) per hour as world-class drivers compete in a dangerous fight for glory in the fastest, most exciting auto racing on the planet. Follow the exciting history of Indy Car racing, including when the first Indy 500 race was held, why the Indy 500 race is called the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the names of some of the greatest Indy car drivers, and how Indy cars have evolved.


Pickup Trucks
by Jeffrey Zuehlke
ISBN: 9780822565642

For nearly a century, pickup trucks have been a symbol of toughness and hard work. But in recent decades, these rugged machines have expanded their appeal, and can be found in front of mansions as well as farmhouses. Discover where the term pickup truck came from, when the first pickup trucks were built, how pickups have grown and changed over the years, and the names and makers of some of the coolest pickups ever built.