Review: A fascinating look at speedy vehicles
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
The author describes "How Fast Does It Go?" as a picture book for kids, but I'm a grown-up, and I enjoyed the book very much. I think most people are intrigued by things that go very fast, and the book includes vehicles that travel at thousands of miles per hour, but it also covers the other end of the spectrum with the relatively slow tricycle (10 mph). In between those extremes are almost two dozen vehicles from kids' foot-powered scooters to jet skis to jet-powered flying wings. The book covers the full range of vehicles, with excellent photographic illustrations.Whether you're just curious or you're boning up for a trivia contest, the book is a fascinating overview of the myriad vehicles that humans have used to go faster over the last century or so.