Join a wacky animal crew for an action-packed tour of four amazing
machines. Scoop and shovel with a dazzling digger, zoom to the moon in
a roaring rocket and race to the rescue aboard a flashing fire engine.
Last stop is a terrific train as it clickety-clacks down the track.
Cranes are really tough and strong. They hoist things off the ground. They're great for lifting heavy weights and moving them around!
Zippy wordplay and zappy art make learning about cranes fun as Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse encounter all the jobs cranes carry out on a busy construction site. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love. From tractors and trucks to robots and rockets, the 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 Amazing Airplanes, Patrolling Police Cars, Roaring Rockets, and many more.
Tony Mittonhas been writing since he was 9. He began writing specifically for children while working as a primary school and special needs teacher. He now works full-time as a writer and sometimes performs his poems in schools and libraries and other venues, mainly in the UK. His picture books includeDown by the Cool of the Pool(with Guy Parker-Rees) and The Somethingosaur(with Russell Ayto).
He lives in a small house in the middle of Cambridge with his wife and two children, and a cat called Tiggy, who is definitely one of the family. Tony likes Cambridge but he and his wife often wish they'd settled somewhere where there are better places for walking, like cliffs and hills with good views of the landscape.