Berthoud Community Library District

Presents facts about dump trucks, their working parts, what they are used for, and why they are important.

Briefly describes the parts of a digger, or excavator, and the work it does.

Simple text and illustrations explain what bulldozers do and how they work.

Illustrations and simple text shows how a tugboat helps to rescue another boat loaded with fishes.

Text and illustrations introduce the characteristics and functions of these machines that are used to move material such as soil, rock, and dirt.

Photographs and simple text look at different kinds of airplanes.

Photographs and text introduce children to big trucks and the jobs they do.

Simple text describes what airplanes look like and what they do.

"Smash! A massive bulldozer flattens a building! Learn more about how bulldozers move over any surface, and find out 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"--

Describes how construction cranes look, how they function, and how they are used.