The Racecar Book

The Racecar Book
Author: Bobby Mercer
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1613747144

Though students aren’t yet old enough to drive, that doesn’t mean they can’t satisfy their need for speed. Author and physics teacher Bobby Mercer will show readers 25 easy-to-build racecars that can be driven both indoors and out. Better still, each of these vehicles is constructed for little or no cost using recycled and repurposed materials. The Racecar Book will teach readers how to use mousetraps, rubber bands, chemical reactions, gravity, and air pressure to power these fast-moving cars. They will learn how to turn a potato chip can, a rubber band, and weights into a Chip-Can Dancer, or retrofit a toy car with a toy plane propeller to make an air-powered Prop Car. An effervescent tablet in a small canister makes an impressive rocket engine for a Mini Pop Car, and old CDs, a small cardboard food box, and drinking straws become a Mac-n-Cheese Roller. Every hands-on project contains a materials list and detailed step-by-step instructions. Mercer also includes explanations of the science behind each racecar, including concepts such as friction, Newton’s laws of motion, kinetic and potential energy, and more. Teachers will appreciate the opportunity to augment their STEM curricula while having fun at the same time. These projects are also perfect for science fairs or design competitions. Bobby Mercer has been a high school physics teacher for over two decades. He is the author of The Flying Machine Book and Smash It! Crash It! Launch It! and lives with his family outside of Asheville, North Carolina.

Race Cars

Race Cars
Author: Jenny Devenny
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 071126290X

Race Cars is a picture book that serves as a springboard for parents and educators to discuss race, privilege, and oppression with their kids.

The Wheels on the Race Car

The Wheels on the Race Car
Author: Alex Zane
Publisher: Orchard
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780439590808

Animal race car drivers roar around the track. Text based on the popular song, The Wheels on the Bus.

Racecar

Racecar
Author: Matt Brown
Publisher: Matt Brown
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2011
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0984719318

In 2006, a small unavailing university auto racing team began building a racecar that would challenge the best engineering schools in the world. With fewer people and resources than any of the top competitors, the only way they were going to win was to push the limit, go for broke, and hope for more than a little luck. By the time they got to the racetrack, they knew: In the fog of fierce competition, whether you win or lose, you learn the hardest lessons about engineering, teamwork, friendship, and yourself.

Race Car Count

Race Car Count
Author: Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 162779929X

Race car 1 honks look at me! He zooms in front with the turn of a key. Race car 2 is close behind. The sound of vroom is on his mind. This simple, rhyming text is perfect for reinforcing counting with young children, and the vibrant, energetic illustrations make this a terrific package for the youngest vehicle enthusiasts.

Race Car Dreams

Race Car Dreams
Author: Sharon Chriscoe
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-09-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0762460458

After a day at the track of zipping and zooming, a race car is tired and ready for bed. He washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and chooses a book that is all about speed. All toasty and warm, he drifts off to sleep, he shifts into gear . . . and dreams of the race!

Drive the Race Car

Drive the Race Car
Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Automobile racing
ISBN: 9781452178868

In this board book, with rhyming text, shaped like a steering wheel and complete with dashboard and buttons, toddlers drive a race car all the way to the checkered flag.

The Ultimate Race Car

The Ultimate Race Car
Author: David Burgess Wise
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Automobile racing
ISBN: 9780789441829

An in-depth exploration of the tracks, races, marques, personalities, and greatest competitive cars of this century's fast-paced world of auto racing is littered with superb color photographs and illustrations.

ABCs for Future Race Car Drivers

ABCs for Future Race Car Drivers
Author: Fast K. Club
Publisher: Eat Sleep Race
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780692199015

Alphabet board book for the next generation of motorsports enthusiasts. The book is packed with fun auto related illustrations to teach children.