Stickmen's Guides: Stickmen's Guide to How Things Work: Discover How Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Other Great Machines Work (Hardcover)

Join the savvy, accident prone Stickmen on a journey of discovery of how things work. From gigantic machines to submarines and aircraft carriers. How helicopters hover and high-speed trains stay on the line using powerful magnets. View inner and outer workings and discover what makes these amazing machines special. Find out about...

• how rip-roaring roller-coasters stay on the tracks
• the airplane that flew round the world, powered just by the sun
• why hovercrafts need giant fans to keep afloat
• why one of the largest machines in the world has to be buried underground
• ... and much more.

Clear, cut-away illustrations and diagrams reveal mechanisms at work, with the Stickmen always on hand to share facts (and jokes), explain functions - and even help to load baggage onto a plane!

About the Stickmen Series
Fun, accessible and lively books that explain and show how things work, each of these awesome books feature cut-away friendly illustrations, diagrams and fascinating nuggets of information - making (sometimes difficult) subjects easy to grasp. And the accident-prone Stickmen characters add a touch of humor to these engaging topics.