About this item
Welcome on board the Discovery Express! The year is 1937 and a conundrum is afoot: a professor on the verge of a brilliant discovery has disappeared. Can you help to solve the clues on this time-travelling adventure and track down the missing scientist? On your voyage, you'll travel the world, see some of the most important moments in the history of transport, meet the most brilliant engineers of all time, and ultimately unveil the design of the world's first jet engine! With clues to solve on every page, this interactive lift-flap adventure is sure to spark the imaginations of aspiring scientists and engineers everywhere, as you travel back in time to discover the history of transport.
About the Author
Emily Hawkins has written more than 40 children's books about all sorts of things, from mythical creatures and magic to mathematics, ocean animals, dinosaurs, cars, and trains. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children's Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016) . Her interest in myth, folklore, and storytelling was in-part inspired by her work as an editor on the internationally popular Ology series.Emily holds a first-class English degree from Nottingham University, and lives in a village near Winchester, England, with her young family. You can find her on Instagram @emilyhawkinsbooks.
