From cycle to spaceship : the story of transport /
Michael Pollard ; [illustrations by Paul Doherty ... et al.].
- New York, N.Y. : Facts on File Publications, c1987.
- 47 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
- Discovering science .
Includes index.
Surveys the diverse forms of transport that have been developed since the invention of the wheel, including the bicycle, jet plane, high-speed train, and automobile, and explains the forces at work in making things move.