Table of Contents

Chapter one: the race to go faster, higher, further - The race to run the fastest - The race to swim the fastest - Throwing and hitting - The race to be the fastest on four wheels - The fastest on two wheels - The Olympics - The Paralympics Chapter two: journeys and expeditions - The race to the East - Columbus and his journey from Europe to South America - The race to find the source fo the Nile - The south/north expedition across Australia - The race to the poles - Amelia Earhart Chapter three: Transport - Trains - Cars - The journey from rafts to liners to hydrofoils - How deep can we sail underwater? - Early balloon flights - From first flight to how a plane works - Rocket technology and related advances - The race to reach the MoonChapter four: Technology - The race to make things better - part one - The race to make things better - part two - The race to find things out - The race to make people better - The race to communicate - The race to move faster - The race to work and play better

About the Author

Sean Callery originally trained and worked as a journalist before he became a primary school teacher. He writes both fiction and nonfiction and has written over sixty books for children. He has a particular passion for history and has a knack for mining little tantalising nuggets of information that you might have missed before. Donough O'Malley is an Irish illustrator and designer currently based in the UK. He has over seventeen year's experience working for clients in a wide variety of areas such as editorial, advertising, fiction and children's picture books.