This is a high-interest series filled with all kinds of fascinating facts that motivates pupils to read and encourages them to learn about design and technology. It describes the fastest, biggest and most amazing machines and vehicles in the world. This book features striking images to draw the reader in, and compares and contrasts vehicles, in tables of information - a useful feature for encouraging numeracy. It also uses a variety of ways to convey information, such as fact boxes, tables and different text types, so that pupils' interest is maintained.