Big Machines/Tractors/Heavy Equipment

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Machines go to work - Low, William.

Summary: Illustrations and text on lift-the-flap pages present vehicles and other useful machines at work, including a backhoe, a fire truck, a tug boat, a railroad crossing sign, and a container ship.

Under the ground - Pluckrose, Henry Arthur.

Summary: Describes underground areas including subways, bank vaults, and basement offices as well as the machines used to construct these places, dig tunnels, mine coal, and drill for oil.

Dump trucks - Glaser, Rebecca Stromstad.

Summary: "This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes the parts of a dump truck, different types of dump trucks, and the jobs they do. Includes photo glossary and matching game"--Provided by...

Contents: Dump trucks at work -- Dump truck match-up -- Picture glossary.

Garbage trucks - Meister, Cari.

Summary: "This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about the parts of a garbage truck and different kinds of trucks used to collect trash"--

Contents: Garbage trucks at work -- Parts of a garbage truck -- Picture glossary.

Cherry pickers - Rogers, Hal, 1966-

Summary: How do cherry pickers work? Where are the controls? Why don't they fall over? Learn all about these cool machines in this fascinating book.

Contents: What is a cherry picker? -- What are the parts of a cherry picker? -- How do you steer a cherry picker? -- Do cherry pickers tip over? -- How are cherry pickers used? -- Are cherry pickers important?

Machines at the airport - Smith, Siân.

Summary: Brief text and photographs examine a wide range of machines used at the airport, including airplanes, staircases on wheels, scanners, conveyor belts, and radar.

Contents: Why do we have machines at an airport? -- Can a machine spot dangerous things? -- How can machines help to move bags? -- How can machines help to move people? -- What are the biggest machines at an...

Machines at work - Barton, Byron.

Summary: During a busy day at the construction site, the workers use a variety of machines to knock down a building and begin constructing a new one.

From rock to road - Zemlicka, Shannon, 1971-

Summary: Briefly introduces the process by which rocks and asphalt are turned into a roadway using tractors, bulldozers, graders, and other equipment.

I Drive a Tractor - Bridges, Sarah.

Big machines drive! - Veitch, Catherine,

Summary: "These fabulous books are a must for any young reader with an interest in vehicles and machines. Each book is filled with amazing machines, fun facts, jokes, and age-appropriate text in colorful...

Contents: Crawler transporter -- Road trains -- Tractors -- Combine harvesters -- Monster trucks -- Large limousines -- Mobile cranes -- Motorbikes -- Make a driving machine.

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