The largest machines ever built are shown in this amazing book! The chapters include Land Vehicles, Engineering, Maritime, Flight and Space. The opening spread for each chapter gives a historical overview of five or six different machines that were the largest in their day, but which have since been superseded in sheer size!

A True and Wholly Engrossing Tale of High Finance and Treachery in Which the Secret of a Wartime Tragedy is Revealed Through a Contemporary Drama.On 10th June 1944, four days after the Allied invasion of Normandy, the inhabitants of a remote village in South West France were rounded up by a company of SS soldiers and all but a handful were shot or burnt to death - 642 in total.The atrocity and its particularly disturbing details have never been adequately explained until now. In 1982 Robin Mackness met the one man left alive who held the knowledge which made terrible sense of the massacre. Five further years of thorough investigations convinced the author that he had discovered the true secret of Oradour. It cost him twenty-one months in prison and much else besides.

Full of the biggest, toughest machines in the world - a perfect book for machine-mad youngsters. Interactive questions and seek-and-find games link the spoken and written word. Developed in conjunction with educational specialists, this encourages young children, especially boys, to take an interest in reading and enjoying books. Will help build communication, comprehension and cognitive skills and give children confidence for their first encounters in the classroom environment.

Have fun with Jack in his mega machines! In this exciting adventure, Jack zooms into outer space. Can his super speedy racing car beat the aliens in an intergalactic race?

In this thrilling adventure, Jack roars into a world full of dinosaurs. Will his super tough digger be able to defeat the ferocious T.rex and escape the swamp?