Concept Cars

Nonfiction Book Review

Title: Concept Cars

Author:Denny Von Finn

Topic

Really cool cars that people made and the history of them.

What you already know

Write 4-5 things you already know about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.There will be recently made cars and old school cars . 2.There will be cars that people might not know of or remember. 3.It will show the people who made the cars and who invented cars. 4.It will show when the cars were made. 5.

After Reading the book, what you learned

Write 4-5 things you learned about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.The book showed what Concept Cars were. 2.It also told facts about the cars. 3.It shows records and the first cars made. 4.It shows that concept cars fell off in the 1970’s. 5.Concept cars were often kept a secret until auto shows.

Vocabulary

Write 7 new word you learned from this book with their definitions.
Carbon Fiber	A material made from mixing strong fabric with plastic.
2.Consumers	People who buy products, including cars
3.design cues	Familiar elements of a car , such as round tail lights or an aggressive grille
4.futuristic	Having to do with the future; looking as if from the future
5.Retro	Refers to an object that recalls an earlier time period such as the 1950’s
6.mockup	A scale-size model of a concept car typically made of clay
7.production vehicles	Cars and trucks that automakers manufacture to sell to consumers

Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not? (complete sentences)

I would recommend this book because cars are a thing all people will have at one time in life.

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Concept Cars

Title:Concept Cars

Author:Denny Von Finn

Topic

Who or what is the book about? Concept cars which are cars that show off new technology

What you already know

Write 4-5 things you already know about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.A concept car looks different from a normal car.It  has extreme designs and cutting edge technologies. It  is a prototype built to show new ideas. 2. Early automakers prototypes were to bring in investors. 3. It can take months or years to years to design a concept car.  designers work in teams to design the car. 4.Many concept cars look futuristic. This shows people that the cars have new cutting edge design. 5.Auto makers often use familiar design cues.

After Reading the book, what you learned

Write 4-5 things you learned about the topic (write in complete sentences) 1.A concept car looks different from most cars. 2.It has extreme design and cutting edge technologies. 3.It is a prototype built to show new ideas. 4.In fact concept means new idea. 5.

Vocabulary

Write 6 new word you learned from this book with their definitions.
Word	Definition
1.carbon fiber	A material made from mixing strong fabric with plastic
2.consumers	People who buy products, including cars
3.design cues	Familiar elements of a car, such as round taillights or an aggressive grille.
4.stylist	Another word for designer
5.green car	A car designed to have little impact on the environment
6.lines	A word used by designers to help describe a vehicle’s shape

Would you recommend this book? Why or Why not? (complete sentences)

Yes, because it is very interesting and it has great pictures.

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