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Books in Amazing Machines series

  • Terrific Trains

    Tony Mitton

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2000)
    Amazing Machines: Terrific Trains by Tony MittonBig Trains, small trains, old trains, and new, rattling and whistling -- Choo, choo, choo! Preschoolers will chuckle as a wacky animal crew toots the whistle and treats them to the delights only a train journey can offer. Clickety-clack, whizz down the track, slow to a railroad crossing, rumble through a tunnel, and finally pull into the station where passengers await the fastest holiday flyer of them all!
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  • Cool Cars

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Oct. 28, 2014)
    From luxury limousines to speedy sports cars, Amazing Machines: Cool Cars features a wide variety of automobiles-- all driven by kooky animal characters. Lively rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying car parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about cars even more fun.
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  • Super Submarines

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Oct. 28, 2014)
    Explore an underwater world with Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse in this marine adventure all about submarines. Zippy wordplay, zappy art, plus a visual dictionary, make this title a must have for bookshelves everywhere. Available for the first time in paperback, 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 submarine parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about subs engaging and fun.
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  • Amazing Machines Tough Trucks Activity

    Tony Mitton, Editors of Kingfisher, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, May 17, 2016)
    This interactive early learning activity book is packed full of diggers! Diggers that are are noisy, strong, and big. Diggers that can carry and push and dig. Diggers with shovels to scoop and lift, blades that bulldoze, shunt, and shift. Preschool children will love the activity pages-- there are counting, matching, drawing, writing, coloring, and lots of other activities, as well as two pages of stickers to use. Inside the front and back covers are press-out play pieces that little fingers can use to build their very own dazzling digger!
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  • Marvelous Motorcycles

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Nov. 1, 2016)
    Introduces young readers to motorcycles, discussing their parts, how they operate, and different types of motorcycles and their uses, including touring motorcycles, sport bikes, and dirt bikes.
  • Amazing Machines Roaring Rockets Activity Book

    Tony Mitton, Editors of Kingfisher, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, May 17, 2016)
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  • Dazzling Diggers

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, April 10, 2018)
    Diggers 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 story now in an attractive board book format perfect for small hands. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!
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  • Amazing Airplanes Sound Book: A very noisy book

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Oct. 17, 2017)
    Amazing Airplanes Sound Book is a fantastic addition to the bestselling Amazing Machines range. The perennially popular picture book is now available for the first time in this exciting new format. Young children will love hearing the roar of the plane's engines, the sounds of the airport, the pilot in his cockpit, and much more, discovering new sounds on every spread.The Amazing Machines picture books feature zippy wordplay and zappy art, perfect for entertaining mini motorheads. The much-loved animal characters that feature throughout the series return in this book as they arrive at the airport ready to board their plane.
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  • Terrific Trains

    Tony Mitton

    Board book (Kingfisher, Oct. 3, 2017)
    Terrific Trains follows the animal crew as they travel the railroads. Climb on board and whiz down the track to discover different types of trains and how rail travel works. Every page of this chunky board book is full of details machine-mad toddlers love: diesel, steam, and electric engines, the signals, and so 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 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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  • Busy Boats

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2005)
    Sail boats, row boats, ferry boats and speedboats: find them all and discover how they work in this fun-filled picture book. Then take a cruise on an ocean liner, crewed by our favorite animal characters, in a jolly rhyming journey.
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  • Amazing Machines Terrific Trains Activity Book

    Tony Mitton, Editors of Kingfisher, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Feb. 21, 2017)
    This interactive early learning activity book is packed full of trains! Trains that huff and puff and rattle and rush. Trains that can rumble over bridges and through tunnels.Trains with rails and wheels and coaches to carry people across the world. Preschool children will love the activity pages-- there are counting, matching, drawing, writing, coloring, and lots of other activities, as well as two pages of stickers to use. Inside the front and back covers are press-out play pieces that little fingers can use to build their very own terrific train!
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  • Cool Cars

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, April 10, 2018)
    Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.Cars are really handy, for getting us around. They whiz along on busy roads, and make a zoomy sound.From race cars to limousines, cruise down the street with some wacky animal drivers in this lively story, now in an attractive board book format perfect for small hands. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!
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