Books in Machines at Work series

In Cranes, emergent readers will learn about different types of cranes. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover the many jobs cranes are used for.

Describes fire trucks, explaining what each part is used for.

Describes the parts of a tank and how it is used by the military.

Are there different kinds of garbage trucks? How are garbage trucks used? Learn all about these huge, crunching trucks that take away the daily trash.

Photographs and text provide young readers with information about trains, how they look, the jobs they do, and how they operate.

Uses first-person accounts of both rape victims and offenders to depict the physical, psychological, and legal aspects of rape and gives advice on what can be done in various situations.

Describes the parts of a snowplow, how it works, and the work it does to clear the roads of ice and snow.

Describes the parts of an ambulance, how it operates, and the work it does.

Interesting photographs and simple text describe the various machines that are used in road and house building, forestry, and mining industries. Reprint.

Introduces off-road motorcycles, how they work, and how to stay safe while riding or watching motorcycles race.

Provides information about various parts of a passenger airplane and how the pilot controls the airplane.

Explains what a bulldozer can do, how its different parts work, and how the operator manipulates it from inside the cab