Amazing Machines Colossal Cranes

Name: Amazing Machines Colossal Cranes
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9780753446140
Price: 19.99 NZD
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By Tony Mitton

Series: Amazing Machines

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Amazing Machines: Colossal Cranes follows an animal team as they explore the many important jobs cranes perform on a busy construction site. With vibrant illustrations by Ant Parker and simple rhyming text by Tony Mitton, this engaging children's book introduces young readers to colossal cranes through fun and fast-paced adventures.
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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.

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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!...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

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

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Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Amazing Machines Tony Mitton

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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