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machines

Books about machines for readers of all ages.

Cover of The little yellow digger

The little yellow digger

Nicola Baxter

Ages 2–6machineswork

Cover of Energy Machines and Motion Student Guide and Source Book (Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School)

Energy Machines and Motion Student Guide and Source Book (Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School)

Ages 11–15physicsenergy

Cover of Robot Power!

Robot Power!

Celeste Sisler

Ages 3–7robotsmachines

Cover of Tractor

Tractor

Craig McFarland Brown

Ages 3–7farm lifework

Cover of Big, big trucks

Big, big trucks

Melissa Bergren

Ages 2–6trucksvehicles

Cover of Builders & breakers

Builders & breakers

Steve Light

Ages 3–7buildingconstruction

Cover of Trains

Big Busy Machines

Trains Big Busy Machines

Charles Reasoner

Ages 2–6transportationmachines

Cover of Tremendous Tractors (Amazing Machines)

Tremendous Tractors (Amazing Machines)

Tony Mitton

Ages 3–7machinesfarm life

Cover of Super Concrete Mixer (Tonka)

Super Concrete Mixer (Tonka)

Lori Froeb, Tom LaPadula

Ages 3–7vehiclesconstruction

Cover of Monsters on machines

Monsters on machines

Deb Lund

Ages 3–7constructionmachines

Cover of Beep Beep Beep Time for Sleep!

Beep Beep Beep Time for Sleep!

Claire Freedman

Ages 2–5bedtimeroutine

Cover of Diggers & Dumpers (Very First Picture Books (Lorenz Hardcover))

Diggers & Dumpers (Very First Picture Books (Lorenz Hardcover))

Nicola Tuxworth

Ages 1–4vehiclesconstruction

Cover of Dazzling Diggers

Dazzling Diggers

Tony Mitton

Ages 2–6machinesconstruction

Cover of Tough Trucks (Amazing Machines)

Tough Trucks (Amazing Machines)

Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

Ages 3–7machinesvehicles

Cover of The Work Book (Freeman, Marcia S. Everything Science.)

The Work Book (Freeman, Marcia S. Everything Science.)

Marcia S. Freeman

Ages 6–10scienceenergy

Cover of Construction

Construction

Sally Sutton

Ages 2–6buildingsounds

Cover of Machines That Work

Machines That Work

Caroline Young, H. Castor

Ages 4–8machinestechnology

Cover of Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Ed Youngblood, Steve Hendrickson, Jesse Young

Ages 4–8transportationvehicles

Cover of Trains, Cranes, and Troublesome Trucks

Trains, Cranes, and Troublesome Trucks

Random House

Ages 4–8vehiclesmachines

Cover of Usborne Book of Trucks (Young Machines Series)

Usborne Book of Trucks (Young Machines Series)

Harriet Castor, Sean Wilkinson, Chris Lyon

Ages 4–8transportationhow things work

Cover of Trucks

Big Busy Machines

Trucks Big Busy Machines

Charles Reasoner

Ages 1–4vehiclesmachines

Cover of Brilliant Boats (Amazing Machines)

Brilliant Boats (Amazing Machines)

Tony Mitton

Ages 3–7transportationmachines

Cover of Trains

Trains

Byron Barton

Ages 2–6transportationmachines

Cover of Trucks

Trucks

Jim Pipe, Stewart Ross

Ages 3–8vehiclestransportation