Tanks (Look Inside Cross Sections) [Paperback]

DK Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1996 | Series: Look Inside Cross Sections

What makes a tank go? What kind of engine does it have? Intricate illustrations reveal structural detail.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6. Jets and Tanks join the plethora of cross-section titles now flooding the market. The topics and colorful covers will attract audiences too young for the text and vocabulary. The main text is often vague as to the origin of the vehicles. Four to six paragraphs of additional information are scattered around the edges of the main illustration. The two-page chapters are filled with detailed drawings of cutaway and dismantled vehicles with various parts labeled. A technical data box contains a scale-model line-drawing of each vehicle. The views and information given in these boxes are not consistent from one page to the next. Skip these offerings in favor of the more standard titles.?Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078940768X
• ISBN-13: 978-0789407689
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,098,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC AND UNDER RATED!, April 28, 2010

By 

C. Rodriguez "CRODS WORDS" (L.A., CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Tanks (Look Inside Cross Sections) (Paperback)

This book was fantastic. The illustrations are very detailed and thorough in their summations. This book inspired me to create art with more detail and made me want the entire series. If you are into seeing great art and seeing how things work, you will not go wrong with this series.

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute, but lightweight, May 10, 2002

By 

TTK Ciar (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tanks (Look Inside Cross Sections) (Paperback)

This book is fun for its cut-away illustration, but is very light on textual information.

Aside from M1 Abrams, only WWI and WWII models of tank are depicted.

Illustrations are cartoonish and in some places very vague.

Excluding glossary and index, it is 27 pages long, with nine tanks illustrated in cut-away view: Mark-I (1916), A7V (1917), Whippet (1918), Renault FT17 (1918), Russian T-34 (1940), Churchill (1944), King Tiger (1943), Sherman (1942), and Abrams (1980).

I would recommend this book for children under the age of 16.

5.0 out of 5 stars Alternative Activity Book!, December 1, 2001

By 

Peter Lau (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tanks (Look Inside Cross Sections) (Paperback)

Hidden in these excellent cut-aways are "resident" mices in various locations of the vehicles (in one case, even sectioned!!). They were discovered by accident and have since entertained scores of my friends during lunch breaks. Do look out for a reappearing cup too!