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Books in Fantastic%20Farm%20Machines series

  • Tractors

    E. T. Weingarten

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Tractors are one of the most useful and utilized machines on a farm. These valuable vehicles are designed to pull heavy loads as well as other machines that help farmers in a variety of ways. Readers will love seeing some impressive tractors at work in this accessible volume. Theyll learn the essential parts of tractors and a few of their important loads and attachments. Colorful photographs and key agricultural ideas help make this book a beneficial resource.
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  • Hay Balers

    E. T. Weingarten

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Those neat bundles of hay we see in a farm field are created by a fantastic farm machine called a hay baler. And just one bale of hay can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Along with learning how a hay baler does its job, readers will find out what kind of crop hay is and why its needed. Theyll also see cool, colorful photographs of these and other big machines at work, including labels to aid in comprehension. Farm work has never looked so fun.
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  • Cultivators

    S. M. Maimone

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Anyone who has ever tried to plant a garden, or even grow a plant, knows its not always an easy task. Thats why farmers do what they can to ensure a healthy crop, and that includes cultivating the soil. They till it, allowing air, nutrients, and water to circulate more easily. Doing this by hand would be nearly impossible on some farms, so farmers use some fantastic machines to aid them. Readers will love learning about the big machines called cultivators through labeled photographs and bright, accessible text.
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  • Crop Sprayers

    S. M. Maimone

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Big farms need big machines, and crop sprayers are some of the biggest. Farmers use these timesaving devices to spread substances such as fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides on their crops. While readers learn about the different kinds of crop sprayers, their many parts, and their importance to the farm industry, theyll be impressed by the colorful photographs of the machines in action, including one in the air. The high-interest topic also touches on key science and technology topics.
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  • Planters

    E. T. Weingarten

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Sowing crops on a farm would be backbreaking working without the machines called planters. These tractor-pulled tools can look quite different. Some are small, sowing just one row, and some can plant as many as 48 rows at a time. Readers will find out how these machines work and see their parts in motion in labeled photographs. Theyll also discover how technology is changing this farm machine as well as some other seeding devices.
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  • Cultivators

    S M Maimone

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Anyone who has ever tried to plant a garden, or even grow a plant, knows its not always an easy task. Thats why farmers do what they can to ensure a healthy crop, and that includes cultivating the soil. They till it, allowing air, nutrients, and water to circulate more easily. Doing this by hand would be nearly impossible on some farms, so farmers use some fantastic machines to aid them. Readers will love learning about the big machines called cultivators through labeled photographs and bright, accessible text.
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  • Hay Balers

    E. T. Weingarten

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Introduces young readers to the hay balers used on farms, discussing what they do, how they operate, and why their job is important to farm animals.
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  • Tractors

    E T Weingarten

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Tractors are one of the most useful and utilized machines on a farm. These valuable vehicles are designed to pull heavy loads as well as other machines that help farmers in a variety of ways. Readers will love seeing some impressive tractors at work in this accessible volume. Theyll learn the essential parts of tractors and a few of their important loads and attachments. Colorful photographs and key agricultural ideas help make this book a beneficial resource.
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  • Crop Sprayers

    S. M. Maimone

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Big farms need big machines, and crop sprayers are some of the biggest. Farmers use these timesaving devices to spread substances such as fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides on their crops. While readers learn about the different kinds of crop sprayers, their many parts, and their importance to the farm industry, theyll be impressed by the colorful photographs of the machines in action, including one in the air. The high-interest topic also touches on key science and technology topics.
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  • Harvesters

    S. M. Maimone

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Introduces young readers to the harvesters used on farms, discussing what they do, how they operate, and why their job is important.
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  • Planters

    E T Weingarten

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Sowing crops on a farm would be backbreaking working without the machines called planters. These tractor-pulled tools can look quite different. Some are small, sowing just one row, and some can plant as many as 48 rows at a time. Readers will find out how these machines work and see their parts in motion in labeled photographs. Theyll also discover how technology is changing this farm machine as well as some other seeding devices.
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  • Tractors

    E. T. Weingarten

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Presents facts about tractors and looks at the jobs they perform on a farm.
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