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Time to Explore Big Machines

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Series: It's Time to
Brief Description
Find out what big machines do in this fun-filled, non-fiction picture book for young children Follow 13 big machines as they set to work and get building! With charming illustrations, narrative text and key terms highlighted on each page, this book offers an introduction to the... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Time to Explore Big Machines

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Find out what big machines do in this fun-filled, non-fiction picture book for young children Follow 13 big machines as they set to work and get building! With charming illustrations, narrative text and key terms highlighted on each page, this book offers an introduction to the world of big machines for young children. From diggers and dumpers to concrete mixers and cranes, every child's favourite is featured here! At the beginning, a two-page illustration opens up to reveal a building site. Turn the page and see the big machines move in - one by one - and set to work! See the demolition truck knocking down a derelict building, a bulldozer clearing the site, and a dumper truck taking the rubble away. And so we watch as a new building takes shape, until a gatefold opens to reveal the apartment block completed. Accompanying the narrative text, there are lots of fun details to look out for in each scene - from a bird building its nest to a mischievous squirrel hiding nuts in the cement mixer! Turn to the gatefold - all the big machines are driving off - their work is done!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241772577

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Diego Vaisberg

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 219.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Andrea Mills is an award-winning author of more than 80 books for children and adults. From animals and atlases to technology and travel, this self-confessed bookworm has written factual reference and fictional narratives across a range of different subjects. She gives regular talks at schools, book fairs, and specialist events - and enjoys the ingenious questions children ask in the Q&A sessions at the end!

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