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Title: WOULD YOU BELIEVE... TWO CYCLISTS INVENTED THE AEROPLANE?!
AND OTHER TRANSPORT TRIUMPHS
By: Richard Platt
Format: Paperback

List price: £7.99


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ISBN 10: 0199119694
ISBN 13: 9780199119691
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 1 March, 2010
Series: Would You Believe...
Pages: 48
Description: The next instalment in the popular Would You Believe series, taking a look at the evolution of transport methods all over the world; from the invention of the wheel to the types of transport we might use in the future.
Synopsis: Find out about the four legged friends of the Aztecs, bloomers and the bike revolution, and how the Wright brothers got it right! Read this book from start to finish for a social history of transport or dip in and out for fascinating and often hilarious facts. The informal style of writing is supported by wonderful illustrations and photographs throughout; this is a book that will engage and inform children of 8 years and above.
Illustrations: in full colour
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Returns: Returnable
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