Diggers And Cranes

by Caroline Young

Describes construction vehicles, specifically different kinds of diggers and cranes, explaining what parts of the vehicles are used for what purpose.

Genres: Nonfiction, Transport, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

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Caroline Young read English at Cambridge University and taught English in Greece and the UK before joining Usborne as a writer and editor. She has written books about a huge variety of subjects, for all ages, and believes it's one of the best jobs in the world. Caroline lives and works on Anglesey in North Wales.

Reviews

[SBC · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son enjoys this book about diggers and cranes. Each two page spread has a large drawing of a vehicle/machine, and there are lines with text explaining about different parts of the image, as well as text bytes and boxes around the page. All drawings, no photographs. The details are probably a bit too complicated for his age group (under 5) but he enjoys looking at the pictures and learning about the vehicles.

[Ashlee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great blend of interesting pictures, labels, and facts. Great for 4 and 5 year olds.