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Books in Amazing Machines series

  • Roaring Rockets

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, Sept. 16, 2000)
    Book by Mitton, Tony, Parker, Ant
  • Bulldozers

    Quinn M Arnold

    Library Binding (Creative Educ, Feb. 1, 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 bulldozers, the leveling and scraping machines. Also included is a pictorial diagram of variations of bulldozers.
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  • Diggers

    Julie Dos Santos

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)
    "Discusses the different kinds of diggers, what they are used for, and how they work"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Cranes

    Ann Becker

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)
    "Discusses the different kinds of cranes, what they are used for, and how they work"--
    Q
  • Flashing Fire Engines

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 1998)
    Children are invited to jump aboard a bright red fire engine with a trio of friendly animal firefighters as sirens sound, lights flash, and firehoses squirt, in a story that blends action and rhymes about a child's favorite truck.
  • Fire Engines

    Ann Becker

    Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Young readers will find everything they want to know in these informative books about a wide variety of machines.
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  • Tractors

    Ann Becker

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Discusses the different kinds of tractors, what they are used for, and how they work.
    K
  • Amazing Machines

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, June 20, 2003)
    Whizzing and whistling, rumbling and grumbling, sloshing and squelching, flashing and crashing- the witty and wacky animal crew is back with four amazing machines all ready to leap from the pages of this rambunctious picture book. Young children won't be able to get enough of the bright, bold, and zany illustrations, and will find the rhyming text so irresistable they will want to hear it over and over again. An informative, illustrated glossary answers all their questions about trains, diggers, fire engines, and rockets.
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  • Marvelous Motorcycles

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Nov. 1, 2016)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. With lively, informative rhyming text, bold illustrations, and a visual dictionary, this introduction to all types of motorcycles makes learning about motorcycles exciting and fun.
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  • Super Submarines

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2006)
    This adventurous picture book is the tenth title in this critically acclaimed series for toddlers by the poet Tony Mitton and the illustrator Ant Parker. Young readers climb aboard a super submarine with Mouse, Rabbit, and Bird and learn what submarines do, how they do it, what makes them go down, and how they come back up again. Appealing artwork complements the lively rhyming text, and there is a helpful illustrated glossary of technical words at the end to help build vocabulary and identify what's what in super submarines!
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  • Tremendous Tractors

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Nov. 7, 2003)
    Enhanced with an informative picture dictionary and bold illustrations, playful rhymes provide a colorful and fun introduction to the many types of jobs large tractors do while operating at a busy farm.
    K
  • Dump Trucks

    Quinn M Arnold

    Library Binding (Creative Educ, Feb. 1, 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 excavators, the big digging machines. Also included is a pictorial diagram of variations of excavators.
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