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Great Big Diggers (with great big flaps)

By Alice Beecham
Series: Great Big Flaps
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Perfect for shared reading, lift the massive flaps in this book to animate the diggers and cranes, and find out facts about them, too. Lift the flaps to animate these heavy-lifting machines. Find out how deep a backhoe loader can dig, discover the incredible size of... Read More
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Perfect for shared reading, lift the massive flaps in this book to animate the diggers and cranes, and find out facts about them, too.

Lift the flaps to animate these heavy-lifting machines. Find out how deep a backhoe loader can dig, discover the incredible size of a dragline excavator, help a crane ship raise a shipwreck, and more.

There's lots to find out about all kinds of diggers and cranes in this friendly, sturdy flap book, perfect for shared reading time and independent play alike.

Great Big Diggers (with great big flaps) is an engaging book by Alice Beecham that will delight young readers and budding construction enthusiasts.

Series: Great Big Flaps

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    Perfect for shared reading, lift the massive flaps in this book to animate the diggers and cranes, and find out facts about them, too. Lift the flaps to animate these heavy-lifting machines. Find out how deep a backhoe loader can dig, discover the incredible size of a dragline excavator, help a crane ship raise a shipwreck, and more. There's lots...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835408735

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Gabriele Antonini

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 14

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About the Author

Alice Beecham was born and raised in Australia, where she studied Writing at the University of Canberra. She came to the UK to complete her degree and decided to stick around. When she's not writing, Alice likes to bake, play boardgames and go to the theatre.

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