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How it Works: Fire Engine

Series: How It Works
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How it Works: Fire Engine introduces the incredible world of emergency vehicles. Dive into the workings of fire engines with this fantastic layered, peep-through board book. Nee, naw - fire engine to the rescue! Fire engines are remarkable emergency vehicles! But how do they operate? This... Read More
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Fire engines are incredible emergency vehicles! Take a look inside and discover how they work with this fantastic layered, peep-through board book. Nee, naw – fire engine to the rescue!

Fire engines are incredible emergency vehicles! Take a look inside and discover how they work with this fantastic layered, peep-through board book. Nee, naw - fire engine to the rescue!

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How it Works: Fire Engine introduces the incredible world of emergency vehicles. Dive into the workings of fire engines with this fantastic layered, peep-through board book. Nee, naw - fire engine to the rescue!

Fire engines are remarkable emergency vehicles! But how do they operate? This chunky board book is specially crafted for little hands, featuring interactive, peep-through pages to grasp and explore.

Curious readers will love learning about the amazing feats that fire engines and firefighters can achieve - from putting out flames to rescuing cats. Nee-naw - fire engine to the rescue!

Also available in the How it Works series: How it Works: Tractor, How it Works: Rocket, How it Works: The Body, How it Works: Dinosaur, How it Works: Digger, and How it Works: Shark.

Series: How It Works

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  • Music and How it Works
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781801046688

Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group

Format: Board book

Date Published: 01 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Little Tiger

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Semple

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 12

About the Author

Molly lives in a tiny flat in London with more plants than she really has space for. She is lucky enough to have her dream job in childrenis publishing, where she gets to edit, write and spend her time finding words that rhyme. Her favourite things are lazy Sundays, detective stories, and petting other peopleis dogs.

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