excavating machinery

Excavators are used to dig holes and lift heavy things. They use tracks to move along dirt roads. Learn more about these machines in Excavators.

Boom! A digger picks up a huge boulder and drops it a few feet away! Diggers come in all shapes and sizes-learn more about how they work and what they are used for. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, an activity, critical-thinking questions, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, an index, and an introduction to the author.

"Learn to count with 10 little excavators! What a busy day on the construction site! Young readers can practice their numbers while learning all the things an excavator does, from digging and clearing to pushing and pouring"--Back cover.

"An early elementary-level STEM introduction to the backhoe, covering how the construction vehicle looks and works. Includes a glossary, further resources, and a labeled image guide to the digging machine's major parts"--.

Verses describe the holes that a mole, dog, worm, and rabbit dig, but none can compare with the work of a man and his steam shovel.

"Emergent readers will learn about the parts and functions of an excavator. Color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover how a digger digs, lifts, dumps, and moves to help do big jobs. A labeled diagram helps readers identify different parts of a digger, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces young readers to different types of digging machines.

Many young children cheer at the sight of a digger. Diggers, or excavators, are construction vehicles that dig and lift heavy things. They are huge machines and seem like lots of fun to drive! In this book, readers can fulfill their dream of learning to drive one long before they're actually old enough. From the parts of the vehicle to how the controls work, the main content of this book covers everything a vehicle enthusiast could want to know. STEM ideas are incorporated throughout, written simply just for emerging readers.

Explores the work that earthmovers and other types of equipment do on construction sites. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to what an excavator does at a construction site.