How to Build a Racing Car

3 Reviews For This Product

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   03

   by Bookread2day September 24, 2023

   I know it’s difficult to keep young boys occupied, but this book is going to keep all young boys occupied during the summer holidays or over Christmas. It’s a fantastic present.

   This book includes easy step-by-step guide to building a moving model car. There’s an option 1 the low tech way with a ballon engine, and option 2 the high tech bottle engine.

   Friends and family can each make a model racing car and race against each other.

   All though children will be make their own moving model car, I do advise adults to supervise the children.

   All a child will need is very basic simple items, like cardboard milk tops, etc, which most of the items to build a racing car can be found around the house.

   Its all very simple for a child to assemble their own racing car, step by step and along with instructions how to make a the start gate, also there are other instructions for other ideas too.

   Further more there’s lots of information about real racing cars, how they work and who is involved in making real racing cars.

   I’m recommending this book as its the best boys book in how to make something, that I’ve ever read. I know this book How To Build A Racing Car by Fran Scott, will help boys have lots of fun, keeping them all well occupied.

   To Build A Racing Car is simply a must a buy, for boys for any occasion.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   03

   by CobWeb October 19, 2023

   If you have the relevant bits & pieces defined in the ‘WHAT YOU’LL NEED’ columns, this is a well written, colourfully illustrated publication that is also educational beyond how a F1 car is built.

   It includes TIPS, PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS + general snippets of information, e.g. what the word ‘AERODYNAMICS’ means & where it comes from, courtesy of the capitalised DID YOU KNOW? boxes that are dotted around.
   ‘ASK AN ADULT TO HELP’ is clear, where required (image below refers).

   Measuring roughly 23.5 cm x 27.5 cm, the durable, thick board cover opens to 62 shiny finish, numbered pages presented over double-page spreads..

   On the negative side, it could benefit from a CONTENTS page for the 6 CHAPTERS and, I feel that the text could do with being far bolder throughout, although some words are enhanced in places FOR EMPHASIS.
   The book winds up with TEMPLATES, just ahead of closing notes from the author.

   From the back cover of the copy I received (image below refers):

   ????️~‘Get Ready to Build!

   Take your place at the start gate and fire up your engine: it’s time to build your very own racing car! Join presenter and maker Fran Scott for a crash course in racing engineering, then follow a step-by-step guide to build your own awesome air-powered machine from household objects.
   Based on the science behind Formula 1, this is the perfect project for budding young engineers.
   So what are you waiting for?
   3, 2, 1…let’s race!’

   The product detail above gives an idea of the layout and I am hopeful that ‘LOOK INSIDE’ will be along in a while.

   ????️~ TITLE: HOW TO BUILD A RACING CAR
   ????️~ AUTHOR: FRAN SCOTT
   ????️~ ILLUSTRATOR: PAUL BOSTON
   ????️~ PUBLISHER: WALKER BOOKS
   ????️~ 2023

   With thanks to Walker Books for a pre-publication copy.

   16 images attached © Fran Scott, Paul Boston & Walker Books/2023

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   03

   by CobWeb November 1, 2023

   Okay, so firstly a caveat to my review – I didn’t actually make the racing car, so I don’t know if the step-by-step build works, however, as Fran says at the beginning, it’s not about the end product so much as the process of making – so I don’t feel bad that I don’t have an end product. I’d also say, that this is the only fault with the book, in that it advertises itself as using household objects to make the car, but you do need corrugated cardboard, and the inner tube of an old bicycle tyre, neither of which I had – although could be sourced if I was willing.

   Anyway, why do I love this book – because the layout is bright and interesting, its enticing and beautifully thought out – from the end papers decorated as chequered flags, to the illustrations, which just almost border on cartoons but are also factual, with annotations and extreme clarity – to the premise of the whole thing, which not only includes pages of step-by-step good to follow instructions, but also massive amounts of stealthy science, from the forces that drive the car to introduction to the type of people who work to make a racing car in real life, to options to whether to build a low tech or high tech car, to how STEM is about problem solving – Fran presenting the problems and then possible solutions.

   Although this is about building a racing car – so children will be thrilled to read and do, Fran manages to show what engineering really is – problem solving, and how to be a real engineer, with motivational text on the pages.

   Really loved this book – will be encouraging the boys to make the racing cars, and intend to show it to the science and design tech teachers to use too. A fantastic addition to my KS1 and KS2 library. I’m already looking out for the next book – space rocket? boat? Yes please!!

   Thanks for the ARC. In return, my honest feedback.