Stem Adventures: The Amazing Story of the Combustion Engine

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Stem Adventures: The Amazing Story of the Combustion Engine
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mari Bolte
Illustrated by Pop Art Properties
SeriesMax Axiom
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 175
ISBN/Barcode 9781476534596
ClassificationsDewey:621.43
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Capstone Press
Imprint Capstone Press
Publication Date 1 July 2013
Publication Country United States

Description

Your car always gets you where you need to go but how does its engine actually work Max Axiom has the answers. Join Max as he explores the science and engineering behind the combustion engine.

Author Biography

Mari Bolte was regaled with tales about the combustion engine's greatness as her husband worked toward a degree in Automotive Engineering. Years later, she got to realize this greatness for herself while writing the Amazing Story of the Combustion Engine. She can now appreciate the glory of automotive engineering as she drives across southern Minnesota.

Reviews

Max Axiom, super scientist and Laurence Fishburne lookalike, returns to explain more modern-tech wonders in this fresh set of graphic novel-style episodes. . . .students with writing assignments will get plenty of help from the lucid explanations, clearly labeled diagrams, and end matter, which includes additional facts and critical-thinking questions.-- "School Library Journal"