A photo essay about the history, development, and impact of automobiles from horseless carriages and Model T Fords to today's high-performance racing cars; featuring detailed cutaway photos showing how the moving parts of a car work.

Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious go on a picnic at the beach where they are soon whisked into a magical world of pirates, castles and a flying car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In the adventure that ensues, they journey to Vulgaria and encounter the evil Baron Comburst and his child-hating wife, who kidnaps Potts' children and steals the magic car. With the aid of the village...

HORROR & GHOST STORIES, CHILLERS. They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare! Read it and scream! A famous horror writer. That's what Zack Beauchamp wants to be. He's writing a story about a giant blob monster. A pink slimy creature who eats up an entire town! Then Zack finds the typewriter. In...

"Indy cars are all about speed. From the methanol-powered engine to the wings and pointed nose, each part of an Indy car helps it race faster. Don't let anything slow you down as you read all about the cars of the famous Indy 500 race."--

This book explains the characteristics of lowriders, vehicles that have been customized by their owners, and discusses a variety of competitions for lowriders at car shows.

"Explores the real-world science and engineering connections to the features in Batman's road vehicles"--

An introduction to Indy cars that covers their history and design, and provides fun facts.

Two children persuade their father, an inventor, to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers.

"In Dan Zettwoch's Science Comics: Cars, you'll learn where cars came from and how they work. When you pop the hood, what are you looking at? How does gasoline - or electric batteries, or even steam - make a car move? Rev up your motor and take look at the combustible history of the automobile and its explosive effects on our modern lives."--Provided by publisher.

When her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to find her and meets an alien Boov mechanic who agrees to help her and save the planet from disaster.