Mighty machines

Text and illustrations show machines that are used in fire fighting and other emergencies.

Detailed diagrams, colorful illustrations, and simple text teach young readers what tractors are used for and how they work.

Detailed diagrams, colorful illustrations, and simple text teach young readers what garbage trucks are used for and how they work.

Detailed diagrams, colorful illustrations, and simple text teach young readers what fire trucks are used for and how they work.

Detailed diagrams, colorful illustrations, and simple text teach young readers what dump trucks are used for and how they work.

Detailed diagrams, colorful illustrations, and simple text teach young readers what cranes are used for and how they work.

Detailed diagrams, colorful illustrations, and simple text teach young readers what bulldozers are used for and how they work.

Introduces various types of monster trucks, including those used in competition and enormous crawlers and trucks used to do specific jobs such as mining or carrying the space shuttle. Includes glossary.

A photographic introduction to motorcycles for beginning readers, explaining what they are, describing the parts of a motorcycle, and looking at different kinds of motorcycles.

Explains how airplanes fly, provides background on the beginnings of aviation, and describes several kinds of aircraft, including big airliners, business jets, fighters, and stealth planes, covering their lengths, wingspans, speeds, and unique capabilities and characteristics.