Berthoud Community Library District

From race cars to military aircraft, this book gives facts and figures on the fastest vehicles in the world, and shows how these extreme machines help us do jobs that ordinary slower and less powerful vehicles can't do.

Discusses monster trucks in simple terms, including their equipment and special features.

Briefly describes some unusual land vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles, Indy cars, jet cars, dragsters, tanks, and solar cars.

Color photos and simple text introduce big rigs, describing their size, their parts, and the things they haul. Presented in Spanish and English.

Briefly explains what a lowrider is.

Presents facts and figures on the largest machines in the world, from the notorious Bigfoot monster truck to the crawler-transporter used by NASA to carry rockets.

Describes different kinds of submersibles, ships that can go underwater, including submarines, bathyscaphes, and the ABE or Autonomous Benthic Explorer.

Text and photographs introduce limousines, long cars that can hold many people.