Crabtree Publishing Company Inventing the automobile, paperback/erinn banting

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This work is intended for ages 9-12.

An invention of dramatic impact, the automobile led to the creation of new industries, changed the way roads and cities were built, and required a system of laws to protect drivers and pedestrians.

This colourful book describes the eventful history of the automobile and the inventors who helped develop it.

Readers will learn about: the basic parts of a car; how the engine works; how the industry grew rapidly through mass production; threats to the environment; possible fuel alternatives such as biodiesel and ethanol.