| “In their debut series for young people, the go-to publishers for automotive enthusiasts gets it right. These lavishly illustrated single-subject books ... will be hot commodities with younger kids as well as car-obsessed teens.”
Note: The series is one of ten selected by the American Library Association as the years top non-fiction picks launched in the last 12 months.
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“Clearly designed with the teen male in mind, these books will be good resources for teen boys doing research on the vehicles examined. The text is informative and easy to read … The eye candy quotient is high here.
“Overall the books from this series would be a worthwhile addition to a librarys collection, especially if it is short in interesting nonfiction for young boys.”
VOYA
This is a new series created for younger gearheads ages 10 and up. They incorporate a flashy style that's sure to keep a kid's attention.
Nothing runs like a Deere—and nothing sums up the might of the American farm machine like the bright green John Deere tractor. Young readers and machine enthusiasts will revel in this full-color, picture-filled, fact-packed book about the tractor that has worked Americas fields for more than a hundred years. Heres the whole fascinating model-by-model story of the John Deere tractor from its beginnings in 1892 to its triumphant place on the farms of today. An inspiring portrait of the muscle of American machinery and an exciting close-up look at the big green workhorses that keep our farms rumbling, this book is the ultimate guide to the ultimate tractor.
By: Rod Beemer, Paperback, 80 Pages, 75 color photo's, 8-1/4-in x 9-in, Ages 10 and up |
