Las Animas - Bent County Library District

A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls off a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so.

Gives information about this machine by listing its working parts, describing its cab, and explaining how it is used throughout the world and how it is constructed.

"Come on down to the construction site! Meet the mega machines that will help workers build a brand-new school"--Back cover.

From monster trucks to jumbo jets, young readers will love learning about the world's most exciting machinery in the Mighty Machines series. Filled with vivid photos and fascinating facts, this series is sure to engage young readers as they learn about the mechanisms and uses of these incredible big machines. In Bulldozers, readers learn that bulldozers help push dirt, bulldozers come in different sizes, and the world's largest bulldozer weights...

"Simple text and full color photographs introduce young readers to skid steer loaders. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this picture book, with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun, follows them every step of the way, from clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end.

Told in rhyming text, seven new road-building machines set out on a job--building, rolling, paving, and painting a brand new road.

Beep! Beep! Back up into one of the toughest construction machines: bulldozers! Learn why bulldozers are important at the job site, what makes them special, and more.

"When massive, intelligent aliens from Mars touch down in Victorian England and threaten to destroy the civilized world, humanity's vaunted knowledge proves to be of little use. First published in 1898, H. G. Wells's masterpiece of speculative fiction has thrilled and delighted generations of readers, spawned countless imitations, and inspired dramatizations by such masters as Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg. The War of the Worlds is a fantasy that...

"Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to scrapers. Developed by literary experts for students in kindergarten through grade 3"--Provided by publisher.