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Books in Extreme Machines series

  • Terrific Trucks: Press-out Sticker and Activity Book

    Gemma Cooper, Simon Abbott

    Paperback (Autumn Publishing Ltd, Oct. 10, 2012)
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  • Monster Trucks

    Scott P. Werther

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Discusses monster trucks in simple terms, including their equipment and special features.
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  • Big Diggers: Press-out Sticker and Activity Book

    Gemma Cooper, Simon Abbott

    Paperback (Autumn Publishing Ltd, )
    None
  • The World's Fastest Machines

    Marcie Aboff

    Paperback (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From race cars to military aircraft, this book gives facts and figures on the fastest vehicles in the world, and shows how these extreme machines help us do jobs that ordinary slower and less powerful vehicles can't do.
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  • The World's Smartest Machines

    Linda Tagliaferro

    Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From military drones to cars that stop on their own, this book gives facts and figures on the smartest, most high-tech machines in the world, and shows how these extreme machines help us do jobs that ordinary vehicles can't do.
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  • Extreme Off-Road Vehicles

    Ian F. Mahaney

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Off-road vehicles add an extreme element to driving, and readers will see why through this textÂ’s in-depth look at the technology and engineering behind some very extreme machines. Readers will learn about haul trucks, logging trucks, swamp vehicles, tractors, sandrails, military super machines, tanks, and bulldozers. The text covers each vehicleÂ’s purpose and the history of their usage. The text also tells readers how to pursue careers that involve off-road vehicles and where they can go to see the latest developments in extreme off-roading vehicle technology. Colorful photographs, sidebars, and fact boxes complete the reading experience.
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  • Low Riders

    Scott P. Werther

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Werther, Scott P.
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  • Extreme Machines in Space

    Patricia Armentrout

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, May 1, 1998)
    Describes various machines that have been used in outer space, including the space shuttle, Skylab space station, satellites, and unmanned space probes.
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  • Big Rigs

    Scott P. Werther

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Describes tractor trailors in simple terms, including their equipment and different parts.
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  • The World's Dirtiest Machines

    Jennifer Blizin Gillis

    Paperback (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From garbage barges to dump trucks, this book gives facts and figures on the dirtiest vehicles in the world, and shows how these extreme machines help us do jobs that cleaner and sleeker vehicles can't do.
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  • The World's Most Unusual Machines

    Paloma Jae

    Paperback (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From hovercrafts to monowheels, this book gives facts and figures on the strangest vehicles in the world, and shows what unique tasks these extreme machines are perfect for that ordinary pre-space age vehicles can't do.
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  • The World's Toughest Machines

    Judy Kentor Schmauss

    Paperback (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From bulletproof cars to military tanks, this book gives facts and figures on the toughest vehicles in the world, and shows how these extreme machines help us do jobs that less substantial vehicles can't do.
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