Extreme Machines

Crash bang wallop

Seemingly designed with the intent of catching the eyes of excitable young kids in the hope that they will subsequently persuade their parents to buy this for them, Extreme Machines lives up to its titular mantra well.

From high-speed trains and submarines to jet packs and spyplanes, the creators of this book have done a great job of making this book genuinely difficult to return to its place on the bookshelf. While the text is minimal — massive pictures of the aforementioned behemoths are the focus here — this fits in entirely with its young target audience. Even better, its educational value is sky-high, making it the perfect book to trick your kids into reading. Expect to

Author: Anne Rooney Publisher: Carlton Price: £14.99 / $19.95 Release date: Out now

have all manner of monster truck-themed trivia thrown at you upon purchasing this.

As we mentioned, its appeal is probably limited to young children (we reckon ten and under), but that’s no bad thing. Extreme Machines knows its target audience and conducts itself accordingly.