Books with author Jean%20Coppendale

The Mighty Machines series. Mighty machines in full color for the kids who love them. In the Mighty Machines series, vivid color photographs of machines at work jump off the page. Large type describes the machines, their parts and their uses. Glossaries explain essential terms, and suggested activities add to the fun. The big format and vibrant designs make the books perfect for kids to read alone or share with a friend. With their lively designs and topics that are always a favorite with kids, these books offer popular subject matter and excellent value. The thrill of the unknown just adds to the excitement of seeing (and hearing) a rescue vehicle. This book shows a variety of rescue vehicles along with the personnel who work on them, including: Ladder trucks at a burning building Helicopters dropping water on a forest fire and airlifting a stranded dog from a mountain pass Airport rescue trucks with special lights and room for passengers New York City's harbor fire boats Helicopters and lifeboats rescuing sailors Ambulances and air ambulances helping injured drivers Police on their way to an emergency by car and helicopter A police motorcade escorting a VIP

The Mighty Machines series. Mighty machines in full color for the kids who love them. In the Mighty Machines series, vivid color photographs of machines at work jump off the page. Large type describes the machines, their parts and their uses. Glossaries explain essential terms, and suggested activities add to the fun. The big format and vibrant designs make the books perfect for kids to read alone or share with a friend. With their lively designs and topics that are always a favorite with kids, these books offer popular subject matter and excellent value. Traveling down the highway, kids often see spiderlike harvesters and dust-raising tractors working in a field and wonder what these extraordinary vehicles are doing. This book shows all kinds of wheeled farm equipment at work, including: Tractors and their enormous wheels Plows Seed drills Field weeders and crop sprayers Vegetable harvesters Combine harvesters Straw balers The sport and fun of a tractor race!

New trains are superfast, superlong and super mighty. Mighty trains go through mountains, under buildings, under water, and ride tracks in the sky. Mighty trains take people on long trips, so they have beds, showers and restaurants. Freight trains are very long and very mighty because they carry important goods very far. Kids love seeing trains and each has secrets. Who or what is on that train? Where is it going? Here are Mighty Machines that jump off the page. Large type describes the machines, their parts and their uses. Glossaries explain essential terms and suggested activities add to the fun. The big format and vibrant designs make the books perfect for kids to read alone or share with a friend. With their lively designs and topics that are always a favorite with kids, these books offer popular subject matter and excellent value.

The Mighty Machines series. Mighty machines in full color for the kids who love them. In the Mighty Machines series, vivid color photographs of machines at work jump off the page. Large type describes the machines, their parts and their uses. Glossaries explain essential terms, and suggested activities add to the fun. The big format and vibrant designs make the books perfect for kids to read alone or share with a friend. With their lively designs and topics that are always a favorite with kids, these books offer popular subject matter and excellent value. Young readers will recognize this fun selection of trucks from their everyday life and around their town. Vehicles featured include: Pickup trucks and 18-wheelers Car-carrying transporters and flatbed trucks Road trains and logging trucks Dumpers and tippers Concrete mixers and crane trucks Street cleaners, garbage trucks and snow plows Giant-wheeled monster trucks

A bright, fun series on favourite vehicles for young readers. Bold design and big pictures are combined with essential facts and figures. Titles feature: Easy-to-follow text on each vehicle’s features and their everyday uses A double-page spread of activity ideas to extend learning and understanding Color photography Full glossary with key vocabulary highlighted in bold throughout text

A bright, fun series on favourite vehicles for young readers. Bold design and big pictures are combined with essential facts and figures. Titles feature: Easy-to-follow text on each vehicle’s features and their everyday uses A double-page spread of activity ideas to extend learning and understanding Color photography Full glossary with key vocabulary highlighted in bold throughout text

A bright, fun series on favourite vehicles for young readers. Bold design and big pictures are combined with essential facts and figures. Titles feature: Easy-to-follow text on each vehicle’s features and their everyday uses A double-page spread of activity ideas to extend learning and understanding Colour photography Full glossary with key vocabulary highlighted in bold throughout text

A bright, fun series on favourite vehicles for young readers. Bold design and big pictures are combined with essential facts and figures. Titles feature: Easy-to-follow text on each vehicle’s features and their everyday uses A double-page spread of activity ideas to extend learning and understanding Color photography Full glossary with key vocabulary highlighted in bold throughout text

Meet the hilarious knight Sir Spearalot, who takes you on a magical history tour back to the exciting time of knights and castles. Explore Lord Fancypants's castle, find out what goes on in his busy courtyard, watch a thrilling jousting tournament, and discover what the Lord and Lady like to eat at a banquet. You can even test your knowledge of knights with a quiz! Peek through the windows to see who's around then slide back the panels to explore inside!

Black Nose Jake takes you on an exciting history tour back to the swashbuckling times of ships and pirates. Take a tour around a pirate ship, learn all about pirates and their laws, watch a thrilling pirate sea battle in action, and visit a bustling port-side town. You can even test your knowledge in the fun pirate quiz! Peck through the windows to see who's around, then slide back the panels to explore inside!