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Books in Amazing Machines series

  • Roaring Rockets

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2000)
    Amazing Machines: Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton and Ant ParkerRockets have power. They rise and roar. This rocket's waiting, ready to soar. Rockets carry astronauts with cool, white suits oxygen helmets and gravity boots. Blast off with more out-of-this-world couplets! This time it is machines that fly. In bright and bold illustrations that are as witty as the text, the animal crew roars and whizzes into outer space.
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  • Flashing Fire Engines

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2000)
    Flashing Fire Engines (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker"Big Bold fire engines, waiting day and night, Ready for a rescue or a blazing fire to fight. As soon as there's a fire alarm, the engines start to roar. The firefighters jump aboard...it rumbles out the door." Jump aboard a bright red fire engine with a trio of friendly animal firefighters as sirens wail, lights flash, fire hoses squirt, and fires blaze -- in this story that blends action and rhyme with all the details kids want to know about one of their favorite machines. The mix of visual entertainment and lively wordplay ensures that young children will delight in the reading experience, as will the adults fortunate enough to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!
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  • Roaring Rockets

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, Oct. 3, 2017)
    Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.Get ready for blast-off to learn all about rockets! Roaring Rockets follows the animal crew as they become astronauts heading to the Moon. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: spacesuits, oxygen helmets, the lunar lander, and much more!From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the many jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!
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  • Marvelous Motorcycles

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, July 17, 2018)
    Marvelous Motorcycles follows the animal gang as they become motorcyclists cruising down the street. Join them as they learn how to ride a motorcycle and what different types of motorcycles can do. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: scooters, dirt bikes, stunt bikes, and much more!From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the many jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!
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  • Amazing Airplanes

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2005)
    Buckle up to learn all about flying! Amazing Airplanes follows the animal crew, as they become pilots, baggage handlers, and air stewards. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids love, such as the cockpit, landing gear, and much more. This book is perfect for budding pilots or happy vacationers!From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!
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  • High-flying Helicopters

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Nov. 1, 2016)
    Hover in the air with some wacky animal pilots in this cheerful picture book all about helicopters. Spirited wordplay, vibrant art, plus a visual dictionary, make this title a must have for bookshelves everywhere. This book is filled with lively rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton that perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying helicopter parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about helicopters exciting and fun.
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  • Patrolling Police Cars

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Oct. 16, 2018)
    Patrol the streets with some cool animal drivers in this cheerful picture book all about police cars. Lively wordplay, vibrant art, plus a visual dictionary, make this title a must-have for bookshelves everywhere. This book is filled with humorous rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton, which perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying police car parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about police cars exciting and fun.
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  • Amazing Airplanes

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, Oct. 3, 2017)
    Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.Buckle up to learn all about flying! Amazing Airplanes follows the animal crew, as they become pilots, baggage handlers, and air stewards. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids love, such as the cockpit, landing gear, and much more. This book now in chunky board book format is perfect for budding pilots or happy vacationers!From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!
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  • Dazzling Diggers

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2000)
    Dazzling Diggers (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton and Ant ParkerDiggers are noisy, strong, and big. Diggers can carry and push and dig. Diggers have shovels to scoop and lift, blades that bulldoze, shunt, and shift. Sloshing and squelching, and smashing and bashing, the construction machinery does its work - manned by a friendly animal gang - in this lively picture book. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!
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  • Amazing Machines Story Box: 5 Paperbacks in a Carry Case

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Aug. 5, 2014)
    Amazing Machines Story Box by Tony Mitton The bestselling Amazing Machines series is now available in this charming carry along story box set. With five paperback books inside, this collection is the perfect gift for any preschooler who loves machines. From airplanes to rockets to tractors, these critically acclaimed picture books are full of fun rhyming text, bright artwork, and wacky animal characters that will delight and engage young children as they learn about machines. Each book includes a helpful illustrated glossary of technical words to help build vocabulary. Titles include: Amazing Airplanes, Flashing Fire Trucks, Terrific Trains, Tough Trucks, and Roaring Rockets
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  • Awesome Ambulances

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Oct. 16, 2018)
    Turn on the siren and zoom down the streets with some animal paramedics in this cheerful picture book all about ambulances. Lively wordplay, vibrant art, plus a visual dictionary, make this title a must-have for bookshelves everywhere. This book is filled with humorous rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton, which perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying ambulance parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about ambulances exciting and fun.
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  • Tough Trucks

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2005)
    Toddlers are totally entranced by trucks, it's true! Tough Trucks delivers lumbering tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tankers, and monster trucks galore--the way kids love them. Rumble down the road with a team of wacky animal truckers in this truck-tastic picture book.
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