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1. Giant Cranes
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Giant cranes help build enormous structures in our world. Truck-mounted cranes help assemble wind turbines. Tower cranes help build skyscrapers. Gantry cranes help put together oil platforms. Readers will learn about these amazing monster machines and more. The informative text is paired with remarkable, full-color photographs to show readers what it's like to operate these giant machines. Series Review: Monster Machines"Machine-Obsessed Students...
2. Jumbo Jets
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The biggest passenger plane in the world can carry more than 800 people and the biggest cargo plane in the world looks like a beluga whale. Readers will learn these fun facts about jumbo jets, and others, as they delve into this book about large, powerful machines. The informative text is paired with stunning photographs of jumbo jets, inside and out-engaging even the most reluctant of readers.
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Aircraft carriers can carry hundreds of jets and thousands of soldiers at a time, and travel all the way around the world. An aircraft carrier is a ship that is as long as a skyscraper is tall, and is often referred to as a "city at sea". Inside this book, informative text and vivid photographs take readers on an exciting tour of these awesome monster machines-from the control tower down to the nuclear engine room. Series review: Monster Machines"Machine-obsessed...
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Drilling rigs come in many sizes and do many jobs. Some machines drill thousands of feet under the ground. The biggest rigs reach distances of up to 8 miles below the surface. Readers will also learn about oil platforms-the drilling rigs of the sea. The remarkable photographs and diagrams inside this book show drilling rigs up close and demonstrate how they work. Series Review: Monster Machines"Machine-Obsessed Students Will Gravitate Toward These...
5. Earthmovers
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Bulldozers scrape the land flat. Wheel loaders scoop up dirt and move it out of the way. Readers will learn about these monster machines, and the biggest earthmover there is-the Bagger 293 bucket-wheel excavator. Stunning photographs show readers a close-up look at construction sites that rumble and roar with these amazing earthmovers. Series review: Monster Machines"Machine-obsessed students will gravitate toward these titles, which introduce different...
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Massive aircraft carry space station components, multiple school buses, and even smaller airplanes! The world's largest airplanes are more than 20 feet longer than the Wright brothers' famous first flight! Young readers' flying interests will soar to new heights with this introductory title.
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Measuring 1,300 feet long, the world's biggest ships are more than 300 feet longer than the famed Titanic! These shipping vessels are so big their loads of containers, stacked on end, would reach 29 miles into the sky-near the edge of space! Learn more about these monster boats in this title for young learners.