Publisher Description

Amazing Machines: Tough Trucks follows Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse as they discover all kinds of trucks in a bright and bold rhyming picture book! Each page is filled with vehicles that machine-mad kids will love: lumbering tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tankers, and monster trucks galore! From electric cars to powerful rockets, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parker's bright, engaging artwork and Tony Mitton's simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Roaring Rockets, Patrolling Police Cars, and Amazing Airplanes.

Author Biography

Tony Mitton is a widely anthologized children's poet, as well as a teacher and performing poet. His Royal Raps won the 1997 Nottinghamshire Libraries/Dillons Children's Book Award. His recent collection of poetry, Plum, won the Publishers Weekly 2003 Cuffies Award for Best Book of Poetry. Tony teamed with illustrator Ant Parker on several books, including Dazzling Diggers, Roaring Rockets, and Terrific Trains. Ant Parker studied drawing and printing at the Bath Academy of Art in England and has taught papermaking, printing and bookbinding workshops for children. Toddlers and parents around the globe have discovered the irresistible appeal of his wacky cartoon characters in Flashing Fire Engines, Terrific Trains, Dazzling Diggers, and Roaring Rockets.

Review

"The set should be just the ticket for the nursery school market." --Children's Literature

Long Description

Take to the road with a trio of animal truckers. From dump trucks to garbage trucks, there are lots of hard-working vehicles to learn about.

Review Quote

"The set should be just the ticket for the nursery school market." -- Children's Literature

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