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Amazing Machines Colossal Cranes
Series: Amazing Machines
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Ideal for young children fascinated by machines and vehicles, especially those who enjoy vibrant, educational stories about construction and engineering.
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See moreColossal Cranes is packed full of busy cranes from the bestselling Amazing Machines creators.
Colossal Cranes is packed full of busy cranes from the bestselling Amazing Machines creators.
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Amazing Machines: Colossal Cranes follows the animal team as they encounter all the jobs cranes carry out on a busy, bustling building site. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love.
From airplanes to electric cars, the internationally 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 Cool Cars, Patrolling Police Cars and Roaring Rockets.
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Amazing Machines Colossal Cranes
Amazing Machines: Colossal Cranes follows the animal team as they encounter all the jobs cranes carry out on a busy, bustling building site. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love. From airplanes to electric cars, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles!...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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ISBN: 9780753446140
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 February 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Kingfisher Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Ant Parker
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 2.0mm
Width: 204.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 90g
Pages: 24
About the Author
Ant Parker is known for his distinctive, vibrant work in books such as Charlie Chick. His artwork has been animated for BBC Children's TV and he illustrates the bestselling Amazing Machines picture book series. His other titles include the pop-up counting book 10 Little Monsters, and an I Am Reading title: JJ Rabbit and the Monster. Ant lives in London. Tony Mitton has been writing since he was nine. He began writing specifically for children while still 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 occasionally at other venues, mainly in the UK. His main published work consists of solo collections of lyric and narrative poetry, and verse picture books illustrated by a range of illustrators. His picture books include Down by the Cool of the Pool (with Guy Parker-Rees) and The Somethingosaur (with Russell Ayto).
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