Synopses & Reviews
It's the Heavy Equipment for kids! New readers as well as young ones to be read to will take a fascinating journey through the world of huge machines that build, demolish, dig, cut, drill and move massive things.
Giant color spreads show mammoth tower cranes, twice the height of the Statue of Liberty build skyscrapers and bridges, huge paving machines and bulldozers lay thousands of miles of road and giant dump trucks that consume five gallons of gas per mile whose tires each are as heavy as four stationwagons hauling tons of dirt. Here is the real world behind one of kids' favorite toys, the Tonka truck.
Short sections describe each machine. Accounts of famous inventors and explanations of rudimentary mechanics will educate and enthrall kids of all ages. Engaging and fun facts put the massive power and utility of the machines in perspective for the young audience.
Giant Machines covers equipment used in six industries: mining, highway construction, tunnels/drilling, farming, forestry and recycling.
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Describes huge machines that build, demolish, cut, drill, and move massive things.
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Roll into the fascinating world of giant machines with this wonderfully illustrated book, packed with information and guaranteed to provide hours of exciting and enlightening fun!
Draglines use giant steel buckets the size of three-car garages. One scoop of a giant bucket can dig, move and dump more than 200 tons of dirt (enough to build 12,000 sand castles) to a new spot 100 yards away in less than 90 seconds.
The biggest bulldozer weighs 150 tons--that's heavier than 5,000 seven-year-old children--and has a blade 25 feet wide and 16 feet tall.
Giant mining trucks use six huge tires--each higher than a basketball hoop--that cost up to $70,000 each.
The transports NASA uses to move the space shuttle into launch position weigh six million pounds, have traveled more than 1,000 miles, and can carry as much as thirteen million pounds at a time.
The largest tractors weigh up to 40,000 pounds, and need extra wheels to spread out their immense weight.
About the Author
Erik Bruun has been a reporter, editor, and freelance writer for more than twenty years. His books include Our Nation's Archive and American Values and Virtues. In his home community, he has taken a leadership role in several organizations that advocate for social change. He has three children.