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Spotlight On: The World of Tony Mitton and Ant Parker This charming author and illustrator duo has created some of our most popular and beloved books. Featuring some of the most amazing machines and animals around, their engaging and enchanting books are perfect for every young reader’s bookshelf. Basher Books The Basher Universe is a unique range of critically acclaimed, high-quality nonfiction books that present fundamental concepts, ideas, and content area topics in a distinctive and contemporary style. With these bestselling books students can explore complex topics by engaging with memorable—even quirky— illustrated characters that have been specifically designed to enhance comprehension and learning of each subject. Kingfisher Resources Whether you’re a teacher, parent, educator or bookseller, we have a host of resources available to help you get more out of Kingfisher books. About this Series:These picture books are perfect for any preschooler who loves machines. From airplanes to rockets to tractors, these critically acclaimed picture books are full of fun rhyming text, bright artwork, and wacky animal characters that will engage and delight young children as they learn about machines. Diggers are noisy, strong, and big. Diggers can carry and push and dig. Diggers have shovels to scoop and lift, blades that bulldoze, shunt, and shift. Sloshing and squelching, and smashing and bashing, the construction machinery does its work - manned by a friendly animal gang - in this lively picture book. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes! Buckle up to learn all about flying! Amazing Airplanes follows the animal crew, as they become pilots, baggage handlers, and air stewards. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids love, such as the cockpit, landing gear, and much more. This book is perfect for budding pilots or happy vacationers! From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and 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! Explore an underwater world with Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse in this marine adventure all about submarines. Zippy wordplay, zappy art, plus a visual dictionary, make this title a must have for bookshelves everywhere. Available for the first time in paperback, this book is filled with lively rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton that perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying submarine parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about subs engaging and fun. Sail boats, row boats, ferry boats and speedboats: find them all and discover how they work in this fun-filled picture book. Then take a cruise on an ocean liner, crewed by our favorite animal characters, in a jolly rhyming journey. his interactive early learning activity book is packed full of fire engines! Fire engines that are noisy, strong, and fast. Fire engines that can put out fires and rescue people. Fire engines with hoses, pails, and ladders. Preschool children will love the activity pages-- there are counting, matching, drawing, writing, coloring, and lots of other activities, as well as two pages of stickers to use. Inside the front and back covers are press-out play pieces that little fingers can use to build their very own flashing fire engine! This interactive early learning activity book is packed full of trains! Trains that huff and puff and rattle and rush. Trains that can rumble over bridges and through tunnels.Trains with rails and wheels and coaches to carry people across the world. Preschool children will love the activity pages-- there are counting, matching, drawing, writing, coloring, and lots of other activities, as well as two pages of stickers to use. Inside the front and back covers are press-out play pieces that little fingers can use to build their very own terrific train! From luxury limousines to speedy sports cars, Amazing Machines: Cool Cars features a wide variety of automobiles-- all driven by kooky animal characters. Lively rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying car parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about cars even more fun. Fun animal farmers show readers how their crops are planted and harvested using tractors, trailers, plows, and other farm machines. Toddlers are totally entranced by trucks, it's true! Tough Trucks delivers lumbering tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tankers, and monster trucks galore--the way kids love them. Rumble down the road with a team of wacky animal truckers in this truck-tastic picture book. Ten favorite storybooks inside one fantastic truck! The bestselling Amazing Machines series of picture storybooks is available in a fabulous box set. With 10 mini storybooks inside, the Truckload of Fun collection is the perfect gift for every preschooler who loves vehicles. From airplanes and diggers to rockets and tractors, these critically acclaimed picture books are full of fun rhyming text, bright artwork, and wacky animal characters to engage and delight young children as they learn about machines. Each book includes a helpful illustrated glossary of technical words to help build vocabulary.
Price: 18 USD
Location: Austin, Texas
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Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed By: N/A
Book Title: various
Book Series: Machinery
Original Language: English
Item Length: 5.60"
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 1/8"
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated, Hardback Books
Topic: Air Crafts, Automobiles, Machinery
Item Width: 5.60"
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Kingfisher
Intended Audience: Ages 2-3, Ages 4-8
Inscribed: No
Edition: Collector's Edition
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Publication Year: 1990
Type: Short Stories
Literary Movement: Enlightenment, Expressionism
Era: 1990s
Illustrator: Ant Parker
Author: Tony Mitton, Ant Parker
Genre: Action, Adventure, Children & Young Adults, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Travel, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Item Weight: Unknown
Personalization Instructions: None