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Books in Mighty Military Machines series

  • Fire Trucks and Rescue Vehicles

    Jean Coppendale

    Paperback (Firefly Books, Jan. 28, 2010)
    The Mighty Machines series. Mighty machines in full color for the kids who love them. In the Mighty Machines series, vivid color photographs of machines at work jump off the page. Large type describes the machines, their parts and their uses. Glossaries explain essential terms, and suggested activities add to the fun. The big format and vibrant designs make the books perfect for kids to read alone or share with a friend. With their lively designs and topics that are always a favorite with kids, these books offer popular subject matter and excellent value. The thrill of the unknown just adds to the excitement of seeing (and hearing) a rescue vehicle. This book shows a variety of rescue vehicles along with the personnel who work on them, including: Ladder trucks at a burning building Helicopters dropping water on a forest fire and airlifting a stranded dog from a mountain pass Airport rescue trucks with special lights and room for passengers New York City's harbor fire boats Helicopters and lifeboats rescuing sailors Ambulances and air ambulances helping injured drivers Police on their way to an emergency by car and helicopter A police motorcade escorting a VIP
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  • Diggers

    Amanda Askew

    Paperback (Firefly Books, July 1, 2010)
    More fabulous huge machines for the kids who love them. Diggers are busy shovelers. The cab is perched high and rotates as the big arm digs, lifts and drops its load. The big teeth at the end of the bucket are menacing as they push soil and manipulate huge rocks and logs. This book shows these enormous machines digging vast holes, pulverizing rocks and demolishing buildings. There are mini-diggers that can fit in smaller spaces, and there is even the tiny digger that was used to get a soil sample from Mars. The Mighty Machines series features vivid color photographs of enormous machines as they dig, dump, load, pull and lift. Children will thrill at the size of these behemoths and enjoy seeing these vehicles strain under the weight of such tremendous work. Vivid color photographs of these mechanical marvels at work jump off the page. In large type for young (and old) eyes, the machines, their parts and their uses are concisely described. Glossaries explain essential terms, and suggested activities add to the fun. The big format and vibrant design make these books perfect for kids to read alone or share with a friend.
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  • Military Ships

    Barbara Susan Alpert, Raymond L. Puffer PhD

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2012)
    The military uses ships to fight battles and carry troops. Read to find out about the military’s defenses at sea.
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  • The Great Big Book of Mighty Machines

    Jean Coppendale, Ian Graham

    Hardcover (Firefly Books, Sept. 3, 2009)
    A richly illustrated book about the big machines kids love. Kids love big machines: watching real machines do real work, playing with toy machines, reading and talking about all kinds of machines. The bigger, the better! The Great Big Book of Mighty Machines is one big and mighty book about the massive moving machines that kids love: monster trucks, dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors, big bikes, cranes, trains and airplanes! One big bundle of mightiness. Vivid color photographs of machines at work jump off the page. Large, easy-to-read type describes the machines, their parts and what they are used for. Red arrows point out special features. Glossaries explain essential terms, and suggested activities, like quizzes, "what to draw" and "pick the picture," add to the fun.
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  • Tractors and Farm Vehicles

    Jean Coppendale

    Paperback (Firefly Books, Feb. 12, 2010)
    The Mighty Machines series. Mighty machines in full color for the kids who love them. In the Mighty Machines series, vivid color photographs of machines at work jump off the page. Large type describes the machines, their parts and their uses. Glossaries explain essential terms, and suggested activities add to the fun. The big format and vibrant designs make the books perfect for kids to read alone or share with a friend. With their lively designs and topics that are always a favorite with kids, these books offer popular subject matter and excellent value. Traveling down the highway, kids often see spiderlike harvesters and dust-raising tractors working in a field and wonder what these extraordinary vehicles are doing. This book shows all kinds of wheeled farm equipment at work, including: Tractors and their enormous wheels Plows Seed drills Field weeders and crop sprayers Vegetable harvesters Combine harvesters Straw balers The sport and fun of a tractor race!
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  • Humvees: A 4D Book

    Matt Scheff

    Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2018)
    With power and versatility, Humvees roll into battle. Leave other vehicles in the dust as you learn all about the military's toughest troop of terrain vehicles. Little Pebble books have an ATOS level of 1.0 or below. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to awesome videos!
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  • Tanks: A 4D Book

    Matt Scheff

    Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2018)
    With tough armor and rugged endurance, tanks take a battering but power through to protect. Take to the sand to learn all about the military's fierce squadron of tough tanks. Little Pebble books have an ATOS level of 1.0 or below. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to awesome videos!
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  • Military Helicopters

    Ryan Nagelhout

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Helicopters are special machines that can hover in place and do many different tasks that most planes cant handle. The military uses many different kinds of helicopters all over the world, and this book will dive into what makes these mighty vehicles so special. From early helicopters to the state-of-the-art machines that power the military today, readers will explore the machines that make a difference in the various branches of the United States military.
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  • Monster Trucks

    Clive Gifford

    Paperback (Firefly Books, Aug. 30, 2019)
    The monster trucks are back and they're still big, just like kids love them. Monster Trucks is an in-your-face book about the eye-popping behemoths that attract more than four million Monster Jam fans every year to sold-out stadiums in the United States, Canada and Europe. Superfans dress up in the painted designs of their hero truck, pack the seats, and add to the noise. Monster trucks are their superheroes. On wheels. Very, very BIG wheels. First published in 2012 as part of the Mighty Machines series, this new release has more pages and is as big and bold in color and content as the roaring monsters that crush cars, jump in the air, and do wheelies, spins and tricks. Large type describes the nuts and bolts of monster trucks, literally: how they are made, what makes them safe, and exactly how impressively big and tall and wide and fat they are. But the kick for monster truck fans are the pages and pages of the most famous monster trucks: Monster Medic, Thundertrax, Maximum Destruction, Jurassic Attack, Raminator, Grim Reaper and more. With a quiz to test monster truck know-how and activities to keep the fun going, plus a glossary of terms, Monster Trucks is perfect for kids to enjoy alone or with other monster truck superfans.
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  • Destroyers: A 4D Book

    Matt Scheff

    Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2018)
    With stealth speed and amazing agility, destroyers defend ships in battle. Take to the waves to learn all about the military's armed fleet of destroyers. Little Pebble books have an ATOS level of 1.0 or below. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to awesome videos!
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  • Fighter Jets

    John Willis

    Paperback (Let's Read, July 1, 2016)
    From submarines to fighter jets, young readers will love learning about the worlds most exciting military machinery in the Mighty Military Machines series. Filled with vivid photos and fascinating facts, this series is sure to engage young readers as they learn about the mechanisms and uses of these incredible machines.
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  • Tanks

    Ryan Nagelhout

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Helicopters are special machines that can hover in place and do many different tasks that most planes cant handle. The military uses many different kinds of helicopters all over the world, and this book will dive into what makes these mighty vehicles so special. From early helicopters to the state-of-the-art machines that power the military today, readers will explore the machines that make a difference in the various branches of the United States military.
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