Kingfisher Knowledge: Speed Machines and Other Record-Breaking Vehicles

Kingfisher Knowledge is a comprehensive, dynamic series for readers hungry for information on today's hot topics. Using lively, engaging text and state-of-the-art digital artwork the series covers an immense range of subjects in impressive depth and is a major educational resource.

Speed Machines races into the realm of travelling from one place to another, whether it's galloping on horseback, surfing the waves or navigating icy slopes on skis, and breaking records along the way. Discover how methods of travelling have changed through the ages, and how different types of transport are used on different terrains.