Publisher Description

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!

Author Biography

Jean Coppendale has been involved in children's book publishing for many years, producing, editing and writing both fiction and non-fiction, including The Great Big Book of Mighty Machines. Ian Graham is the author of many children's books.

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