The Amazing Machines: Truckload of Fun (Amazing Machines S.) - Hardcover

This work contains the following "Amazing Machine" titles: "Amazing Aeroplanes"; "Brilliant Boats"; "Cool Cars"; "Dazzling Diggers"; "Flashing Fire Engines; "Roaring Rockets"; "Super Submarines"; "Terrific Trains"; "Tough Trucks"; and, "Tremendous Tractors". This jolly slipcase is the perfect introduction to the much-loved "Amazing Machines" series. Zippy wordplay, zappy art and wacky animal characters make learning about vehicles fun. This complete set of miniature editions makes a perfect gift for any pre-schooler who loves machines. "The Complete Amazing Machines Collection" contains ten fantastic "Amazing Machines" books, miniaturised and packaged in a novelty slipcase shaped like a truck. With rhyming text, lively illustrations and a dictionary at the back, these books are both entertaining and a great resource.

Tony Mitton is a popular children's poet, whose poetry collection The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief (Scholastic) was the winner of the 2000 Smarties prize and whose Royal Raps (Orchard) won the 1997 Nottinghamshire Libraries/Dillons Children's Book Award. His other titles include collections of poetry, Plum and Pip (both Scholastic). He has written scripts for BBC Radio's Playtime and works regularly with primary-school children as a performing poet. Ant Parker has build a strong reputation in the children's books world for his distinctive, vibrant work in titles such as Big Fish, Little Fish, which was animated for BBC Children's TV, and Charlie the Chick. For Kingfisher he has illustrated the pop-up book 10 Little Monsters and the I Am Reading title JJ Rabbit and the Monster.