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Books in Amazing Machines series

  • Tough Trucks

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, April 10, 2018)
    Trucks are tough and sturdy. They take on heavy loads, then thunder on their giant tires down long and busy roads.From semitrailers to tankers, rumble down the road with a team of animal truckers 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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  • Excavators

    Quinn M. Arnold

    Library Binding (Creative Educ, Jan. 15, 2018)
    From the heavy blades of bulldozers to the hauling bodies of dump trucks, heavy machinery and equipment have long been used in construction and demolition alike. Appealing to future builders, mechanics, and engineers, this new series explores the continued use of six Amazing Machines. Detailed photos and STEM-appropriate text examine the featured machines parts, functions, variations, and worksites. Each book also includes a labeled pictorial diagram of variations of the machine. A basic exploration of the parts, variations, and worksites of dump trucks, the hauling and dumping machines. Also included is a pictorial diagram of variations of dump trucks.
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  • Awesome Ambulances

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, May 14, 2019)
    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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  • Amazing Machines Amazing Airplanes Activity book

    Tony Mitton, Editors of Kingfisher, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, May 17, 2016)
    This interactive early learning activity book is packed full of airplanes! Airplanes that are are fast, big, and heavy. Airplanes that can zoom and soar and go whoosh through the skies. Airplanes with wings and wheels and controls 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 amazing airplane!
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  • Concrete Mixers

    Quinn M. Arnold

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 13, 2018)
    From the heavy blades of bulldozers to the hauling bodies of dump trucks, heavy machinery and equipment have long been used in construction and demolition alike. Appealing to future builders, mechanics, and engineers, this new series explores the continued use of six Amazing Machines. Detailed photos and STEM-appropriate text examine the featured machine's parts, functions, variations, and worksites. Each book also includes a labeled pictorial diagram of variations of the machine. A basic exploration of the parts, variations, and worksites of concrete mixers, the cement-mixing machines. Also included is a pictorial diagram of variations of concrete mixers.
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  • Awesome Ambulances

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Hardcover (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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  • Amazing Machines: First Numbers

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, May 8, 2018)
    Three boats bobbing on the sea. Which boat has a sail? What else can you see?For fans of the bestselling Amazing Machines series, this is a perfect way for young children to learn numbers and counting with their favorite vehicles! Robust, easy-to-hold tabs along the top and side guide young hands to each number from 1 to 10. There are colorful scenes to explore, and questions on each page encourage children to investigate further.
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  • High-flying Helicopters

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Hardcover (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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  • Roaring Rockets

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Sept. 15, 2000)
    A simple explanation of how space rockets work, where they travel, and what they do. Turtleback binding is a highly durable alternative to a hardcover or paperback book. The comprehensive cover reinforcement process will drastically combat wear and tear, keeping your favorite books in great condition for years to come! Turtleback books are ideal for any reader, or for use in schools or libraries.
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  • Tremendous Tractors

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, April 10, 2018)
    Tremendous, chuggy tractors, so sturdy and so strong, hitching up to farm machines and pulling them along.Climb aboard a tractor with a trio of animal farmers 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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  • Flashing Fire Engines

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    School & Library Binding (Rebound by Sagebrush, Sept. 15, 2000)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Rhyming text and illustrations introduce the noisy world of the fire engine.
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  • Amazing Machines: First Words

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, May 8, 2018)
    Here's a rocket out in space. What can you see? Stars, the Moon -- it's a very big place!For fans of the bestselling Amazing Machines series, this is a perfect way for young children to learn first words with their favorite vehicles!Robust, easy-to-hold tabs along the top and side guide young hands to each page. Ten colorful scenes help with vocabulary, and questions on each page encourage children to investigate further.
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