The Big Countdown: 1.5 Billion Transport Vehicles on the World's Roads
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Hardback, Illustrated edition
Published: 29th January 2019
Paperback
Published: 31st March 2020
Paperback
Published: 31st March 2020
Hardback, Illustrated edition
Published: 29th January 2019
Publishing Details
The Big Countdown: 1.5 Billion Transport Vehicles on the World's Roads
By (Author) Ben Hubbard
Hachette Children's Group
Franklin Watts Ltd
31st March 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
629.0402
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 210mm, Height 264mm, Spine 6mm
140g
Description
Discover the numbers behind cars, planes, trains and rockets - from the teeny tiny to the mindbogglingly massive
Do you know how fast a space rocket blasts through the sky Or how deep under the sea submarines have ventured How about the number of electric cars on the road Or the top speed of NASA's crawler transporter (hint - it's not very fast!) Discover the answers to all these questions and much more in The Big Countdown: Transport.Helping readers to visualise and understand numbers, The Big Countdown series looks at popular topics and investigates the great many numbers that make them fascinating. From the mind-bogglingly large to the smallest and most precious, this series helps us understand that it's not just our days that are numbered. Ideal reading for number-crunchers aged 9 and up.Author Bio
Ben Hubbard began his writing career at a what's-on newspaper in the 1990s, interviewing bands, actors and artists in his native Wellington, New Zealand. He later joined the fast-paced world of daily newspaper journalism before packing up shop and moving to England. Here, Ben tied a number of new strings to his bow: magazine editor, book editor, and finally, author. Today, Ben writes a mix of non-fiction for all ages - preschoolers through to adults. He has penned titles on an eclectic subject range: from space exploration, samurai warriors and medieval castles; to pop music, pets, tornadoes and rugby skills.
