How Cars Work

How Cars Work is a completely illustrated primer describing the 250 most important car parts and how they work. This mini test book includes wonderfully simple line drawings and clear language to describe all the automotive systems as well as a glossary, index, and a test after each chapter. How Cars Work provides the basic vocabulary and mechanical knowledge to help a reader talk intelligently with mechanics understand shop manuals, and diagnosis car problems. Tom Newton guides the reader with a one topic per page format that delivers information in bite size chunks, just right for teenage boys. How Cars Work was the most stolen book at Kennedy High School in Richmond California! Teachers like our title and so do librarians. The History channel, Modern Marvels-2000, Actuality Productions, Inc is using How Cars Work to train staff for a documentary on automobiles.

From the Publisher

Author and illustrator Tom Newton is a school psychologist. How Cars Work was developed as a high interest mini-textbook for teens, but is also used by automotive service managers and mechanics to help customers understand repairs. This book can be found in adult literacy programs, high schools, and middle schools. How Cars Work makes it fun and easy to learn how cars work.

From the Author

"When I opened my tutoring center I could not find enough interesting reading material for my teenage students, especially the boys. So I started writing short descriptions about car parts aimed at improving reading comprehension. I used simple drawings to help students visualize and associate the car parts with the words. Eventually I had enough material for a complete book and, well, this is it!"

Reviews

"This book was really an easy and comprehendible read. Thanks to the blunt text, visuals, and tests at the end of each chapter it was simple to memorize and understand. I finished the first chapter feeling ready to start building a model engine right away. It should be noted that I had no comprehension of how a car works besides how to drive it before I read this book. Buy this, good luck and have fun. you will"

- CJ

"The book gives a very good explanation of the workings of different parts of a car in a clear manner, and while this certainly will not make you an expert on cars, it will add a lot of useful knowledge as to what to look for when narrowing problems with the car. As the saying goes, give somebody a fish and he will go hungry again, teach him how to fish and...well, same here."

- J. Gonzalez

"I'm just starting to learn about cars and joined my university's FSAE team. This book has been a great reference for basic concepts and for looking up the systems the team leads talk about. Of course, hands on experience is the best, but it's nice to have some background knowledge. This book has great diagrams and is written clearly. I recommend it to auto novices as a supplement to hands-on car work."

- Ellis Kennedy

"Let me start by saying I just started a new career in marketing for an automotive shop. I'll never work on vehicles or become the most outstanding service adviser, but I want to be able to step in and help from time to time. Since I've never been around cars or trucks to get to know parts and tools and equipment, this was a great starting point for me. The book does a great job of showing how everything works together. It's got pictures and detailed descriptions and there's even a worksheet at the end of each chapter to test what you learned."

- Kelly Grow

"Very nice. I teach a class full of fifth-grade boys who want to be mechanics when they grow up. Even though his book is tough for some of them, they love it. I even have kids ask if they can come to my classroom during recess or after school to read this book."

- K. Smith

Paperback: 96 pages

Publisher: Black Apple Pr; 1st edition (October 11, 1999)

Language: English

Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces