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Informationen zum Autor Tony Mitton is a popular children’s poet, whose The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief was the winner of the 2000 Smarties Prize and whose Royal Raps won the 1997 Nottinghamshire Libraries/Dillons Children’s Book Award. He has written a number of picture books including Bumpus Jumpus Dinosaurumpus and Down By the Cool of the Pool . His other titles include collections of poetry for older children. Ant Parker is well known for his bright, bold and appealing style of artwork. After studying Visual Communications at Bath Academy of Art, he taught papermaking, printing and bookbinding workshops before beginning to illustrate children's books. Ant has illustrated many novelty books for Macmillan Children's Books, including the highly successful Amazing Machines series for Kingfisher and Charlie Chick series for Campbell. Klappentext Colossal Cranes is packed full of busy cranes from the bestselling Amazing Machines creators. Zusammenfassung Cranes are really tough and strong. They hoist things off the ground. They’re great for lifting heavy weights and moving them around! Zippy wordplay and zappy art make learning about cranes fun as Rabbit, Bird and Mouse encounter all the jobs cranes carry out on a busy building site. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love. From tractors and trucks to robots and rockets, the bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parker's bright, engaging artwork, and Tony Mitton's simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Amazing Aeroplanes, Patrolling Police Cars, Roaring Rockets , and many more. ...
