The lovable heroes of Cars—Lightning McQueen, Mater—as well as a cast of new characters race into action in a brand-new movie adventure, Cars 2 World Grand Prix. This fun-filled shrink-wrapped play box provides an easy-to-read retelling of the movie as well as play pieces, stickers and other elements for interactive play. The Cars 2 Grand Prix Garage Book and Play Box offers both entertaining reading and lots of hands-on play. A 24-page paperback book tells the exciting story of Cars 2, while the shaped box itself opens to reveal a garage-like interior containing scene cards of movie settings, stickers, and play pieces. Cars 2 fans can use these components and scenes to act out the story. The box includes 2 sheets of stickers and two sheets of press-out play pieces featuring Lightning McQueen, Mater, and brand-new characters from the movie.

While on a world tour, Lightning McQueen and Mater find themselves in a world of intrigue, thrills, and fast-paced comedic escapades. Kids can be a part of the action with this book that comes with a toy car. When the car is moved across the pages, the motion activates four car sound effects. Full color. Consumable.

Pixar Animation Studios presents The Art of Cars 3, a behind-the-scenes look at the concept art from the latest film in the popular Cars series. Fascinating storyboards, full-color pastels, digital paintings, and more offer a unique perspective into the beloved world of Lightning McQueen and his friends, new and old. With a preface by John Lasseter, foreword by director Brian Fee, and an introduction by production designers Bill Cone and Jay Shuster, The Art of Cars 3 is a scenic road trip through a masterfully animated film. Copyright ©2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Pixar. All rights reserved.

A year out of high school in the early 1950s, New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo falls in love with two things at once: race car driving with its speed and adventure, and his boss' niece, Miss Julie Finzio

Cars is the story of Lightning McQueen, a hot-shot stock car who takes a wrong turn on the way to the most important race in his career. What will he find along the way? The book retells the story from the movie and comes with a removable movie projector with ten picture disks that let readers project colorful images of action scenes from the movie on the wall. The projector also comes with its own built-in reading light, so the book can be read even when the lights are dimmed!

“ In compiling this brief history of Grand Prix racing, along with descriptions of the more successful cars, I have limited myself to the period since World War II as the present day Grand Prix cars are mostly derived from the development and design of the early post war years. Although many ideas were taking shape in the period of the mid-thirties — such as the use of De Dion rear axle layouts, independent front suspension systems and hydraulic brakes — the main interest lay in engine design under a free ruling on capacity. It was not until about 1950 that a renaissance began in chassis design for Grand Prix cars and from then on a great deal of knowledge was gained; enough in fact, to enable roadholding to become a very exact science rather than a hit-and-miss affair. This development in the chassis and the search for improved road holding and higher cornering power was accentuated by the beginning of the era of unsupercharged racing, when power outputs were severely curtailed and speed had to be found by other means ...” (1959 - Denis Jenkinson)

Kids will love hearing their parents read this story to them, and the built-in microphone and speaker lets parents record the story in their own voice for kids to play back and enjoy countless times. The lovable heroes of Cars 2, Lightning McQueen and his new pit boss Mater are on the road as they compete in a 24-hour ‘Race of Champions,’ that takes them to Tokyo, Italy, and England. But when Mater gets involved in a case of mistaken identity and saves the life of a British secret agent sports car named Finn McMissile, he and McQueen find themselves in a fast-paced comical adventure full of spy story hijacks that as well as action-packed racing scenes. Kids will love hearing their parents read the story to them, and the built-in microphone and speaker let parents record the story in their own voice. Kids can play back the recording and enjoy countless re-tellings of this heartwarming story. With a simple recording device and speaker that sits in the storybook, Disney Pixar Cars 2 Best Friends Record-A-Book is so easy to use! An adult can record the story, and when a child plays back the recording he can hear the story and follow along in the book. As the child grows, he can learn to record the book himself. Perfect for everyday play, Disney Pixar Cars 2 Best Friends Record-A-Book is sure to make a great gift. How to record the story on your Record-A-Book: Please read all instructions prior to starting your recording. · Move the switch on the side of the recording device to record mode. · Press and hold the button until you hear “Record One.” Release button immediately. · Press, but do not hold, the button again. When you hear a beep, begin reading the text indicated with a 1, located on the inside front cover. · Press, but do not hold, the button again when you are done reading the first section. You will hear a beep. This indicates the recording has stopped. · Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all sections are recorded. · Move the switch to play mode. If you make a mistake, please refer to the full instructions located on the inside back cover of your book.

The formative years of the 1950s are explored in this fourth installment of Evro's decade-by-decade series covering all Formula 1 cars and teams. When the World Championship was first held in 1950, red Italian cars predominated, from Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati, and continued to do so for much of the period. But by the time the decade closed, green British cars were in their ascendancy, first Vanwall and then rear-engined Cooper playing the starring roles, and BRM and Lotus having walk-on parts. As for drivers, one stood out above the others, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, becoming World Champion five times. Much of the fascination of this era also lies in its numerous privateers and also-rans, all of which receive their due coverage in this complete work. Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams -- and their various cars -- in order of importance. Alfa Romeo's supercharged 11⁄2-litre cars dominated the first two years, with titles won by Giuseppe Farina (1950) and Fangio (1951). The new marque of Ferrari steamrollered the opposition in two seasons run to Formula 2 rules (1952-53), Alberto Ascari becoming champion both times, and the same manufacturer took two more crowns with Fangio (1956) and Mike Hawthorn (1958). Maserati's fabulous 250F, the decade's most significant racing car, propelled Fangio to two more of his five championships (1954 and 1957). German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz stepped briefly into Formula 1 (1954-55) and won almost everything with Fangio and up-and-coming Stirling Moss. Green finally beat red when the Vanwalls, driven by Moss and Tony Brooks, won the inaugural constructors' title (1958). Then along came Cooper, rear-engine pioneers, to signpost Formula 1's future when Jack Brabham became World Champion (1959).

This sensational slot car salute presents a wealth of information on beginning and advanced techniques for collecting, building, tuning, and duplicating the amazing little cars that were at the peak of their popularity in the 1960s and '70s. All the rage among youngsters and adults alike, slot cars and more than 50 track layouts duplicating famous circuts like Daytona. Indy and Monaco, are featured here in photographs that vividly recount the enthusiasm surrounding this popular hobby. Follows Schleicher's popular Racing and Collecting Slot Cars 0-7603-1024-6.