Books with author Dan Osier

As a key member of the highly successful Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant has accumulated many fans and awards. Young basketball fans will love tracing Bryants career from his high school days to his present-day successes. The book also includes a resource section for further exploration of this basketball powerhouse.

Provides details about cement mixers, including their parts, how they are used, and when they were first created.

Even as a high-school student, James awed and inspired fans. Today he is widely acknowledged to be among the best basketball players of all time. Kids will love learning about the player who was named the NBA's MVP in 2009 and 2010. Action-packed photographs complement fun facts and important biographical information.

This power forward is a perennial All-Star pick and was named the NBAs most valuable player in 2007. Kids will be interested to learn of his journey from Germany to becoming an NBA superstar. Full-color photographs accompany detailed biographical information.

Whether he was becoming a superstar with the Minnesota Timberwolves or helping the Boston Celtics win their first championship in over 20 years, Kevin Garnett has remained a fan favorite. Readers will love learning about his distinguished career in this fun and informative book.

These large trucks do the basic but indispensible job of transporting and dumping out big loads. Young readers will see how invaluable these vehicles are at construction sites, in mines, and more. Great photos of dump trucks and dump truck drivers illustrate a simple text in standard Latin American Spanish and English.

Even as a high-school student, James awed and inspired fans. Today he is widely acknowledged to be among the best basketball players of all time. Kids will love learning about the player who was named the NBA's MVP in 2009 and 2010. Action-packed photographs complement fun facts and important biographical information.

This power forward is a perennial All-Star pick and was named the NBAs most valuable player in 2007. Kids will be interested to learn of his journey from Germany to becoming an NBA superstar. Full-color photographs accompany detailed biographical information.

As a key member of the highly successful Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant has accumulated many fans and awards. Young basketball fans will love tracing Bryants career from his high school days to his present-day successes. The book also includes a resource section for further exploration of this basketball powerhouse.

Provides details about backhoes, including their parts, how they are used, and the people who operate them.

Kids can expand their knowledge about forklift drivers and how forklifts work with this introductory title. Theyll learn the purpose of counterweights and discover what a telescopic forklift is. Great for bilingual readers, as well as Spanish-speakers learning English and English-speakers learning Spanish.

Having a loader in the front and a bucket in the back makes the backhoe a particularly versatile construction vehicle. Readers will discover the backhoes English origins and other interesting facts about these iconic machines. They will even learn the source of the backhoes name.