Farmer William Bee introduces young readers to his collection of tractors and farm machines. Describes the job each machine does on the farm, from tractors and ploughs to combine harvesters. Also shows how the windmill on the farm turns the milling machine which crushes grain from wheat until its flour. Includes diagrams of how several machines work.
Simple text and color photographs introduce children to tractors. Discusses their purpose, parts, role in farming, and such defining features as their big tires. Includes a picture diagram, a glossary, and further resources.
Tractor Mac and his friends visit the county fair, where Mac competes in a tractor pull against the bigger, mean tractor Deke. Deke wins the contest, but Mac is the real winner of the fair.
Sibley the horse loves working with Farmer Bill on the farm, but when Tractor Mac arrives, Sibley feels like he has been replaced. Everyone loves Mac, but when Mac gets stuck in the mud, Sibley is the only one who can save the day.
Explores the origins and history of the John Deere brand of tractor, from the first two-cylinder tractors made in the United States up through the most modern generations of John Deere tractors with the latest technology. Includes dozens of full-color photographs of each tractor.
When Otis, the friendly little tractor, is replaced by a big new tractor, Otis is cast away behind the barn. But only Otis can come to the rescue when his calf friend gets stuck in the mud.
When Grandpa Joe takes little Timmy to the old farm where he grew up, they explore the boarded-up house and fallen-down barn still standing in a developed area, as well as the rusty old tractor Grandpa Joe remembers as being brand new when he was a boy.
