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Explaining how vehicles help people on farms, construction sites, and other busy places, each of these books answers questions with bright, interesting photographs of machines in different situations to explain how they work and what they do. ... Read more

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About the Series: These imaginatively designed fact books are great for casual browsing, but they also contain information kids can use in homework assignments and school activities. Each book contains a brief but enthralling fictional piece, its theme drawn from factual subjects that will be explored in the rest of the volume. Other features include four-color perforated pull-out picture cards, a double-page of color stickers, a spot-the-mistakes picture puzzle, ideas and directions for do-it-yourself learning projects, a fun quiz, a list of strange-but-true facts, and much more.

About the Book: The short story, The Machine That Time Forgot, is a fantasy about technological developments in the year 3098. Following sections review actual inventions. ... Read more

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For kids, it is adequate.
Not a bad book for a youngster who might be interested in learning about the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. Teenagers might find it a very fast read. However, it is well written and has a few nice color photographs. The only outstanding flaw I noted was that the main gun of the M1A1 Abrams is described as being 105mm, when in fact it should be written as 120mm. ... Read more

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Learn how animals do what machines can too!

A whale can dive, and so can a submarine. A pony will pull, just like a tow truck. In fact, every animal in Animachines performs an action just like that of a vehicle!

Animachines creatively combines two of children's favorite topics -- animals and machines -- and compares them to demonstrate concepts like dig, crawl, squirt, and carry. In all, ten active animals and their actions are matched with ten mighty machines.

With words that whoosh, r-r-r-reach, and G-R-R-ROWL, and softly colored pictures alive with whimsy (and some tiny friends to find on each page), Animachines is sure to delight active young minds.

Key Features: - Innovative combination of popular subjects: animals and machines - Three levels of learning: 1) animal names; 2) vehicle names; 3) verb concepts - Playful illustrations with look-and-find details ... Read more