Books on transport for young people — Readings Books

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Transported: 50 Vehicles That Changed the World

Matt Ralphs

A fascinating book about the vehicles that have shaped our world.

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Means of Transport That Changed The World

Tom Velcovsky,Stepanka Sekaninova

We start our journey on boats and we end up in the space. A history of transport told by terrific illustrations.

Travel back with us as we explore the world’s…

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How Spaceships Work

Lonely Planet Kids

Blast off into the cosmos as we explore the ultimate vehicles: spaceships. Featuring illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock, this book shows how rockets launch, how we got to the Moon…

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How Ships Work

Lonely Planet Kids,Clive Gifford

The latest in our How… series takes to the waves to reveal the wonders of ships, boats and ferries and answers the questions of how they do what they do…

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How Trains Work

Lonely Planet Kids,Clive Gifford

From the fastest to the longest, the oldest to the newest, through tunnels and up mountains, take a fascinating ride through the world of trains in this brilliant new book…

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Lift the Flap Transport Atlas

Lonely Planet Kids,Lonely Planet

Buckle up! This interactive and colourful atlas takes young readers on a hands-on journey all around the world. Each page turned brings a new continent and its famous forms of…

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Wheels

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

An ode to things-that-go from the internationally bestselling creators of Roadworks.

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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker

A bedtime book for settling down preschool-aged truck lovers–a godsend for parents of rambunctious boys!

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All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors

Davina Bell, Jenny Lovlie

When Frankie McGee insists on borrowing yet another book about tractors, his mum crumbles. She begs him to read a book about something else - cars, planes, cranes, trains -…

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Peep Inside How a Recycling Truck Works

Lara Bryan, Giovana Medeiros

Beep, Beep! The recycling truck has arrived! Peep under flaps and through holes to find out how it works, as it zooms around town collecting recycling and taking it to…

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10 Little Tractors

Annie Bailey, Jeff Harter

Young readers count all the busy tractors down from ten to one. Along the way, they’ll learn all the things a tractor does on the farm–harvesting, hauling hay and feed…

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Snakes on a Train

Kathryn Dennis

Featuring colorful snakes on a train ride, this adorable picture book is fullof sibilant sounds and other word play. Full color.

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Crane Guy

Sally Sutton, Sarah Wilkins

Let’s see all the things we can spy, high above the city with Crane Guy! Spend the day with Crane Guy and see how many things you can spy from…

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Look Inside Trains

Alex Frith

From traditional steam trains to super-fast bullet trains, this fact-filled information book allows children to look inside locomotives and find out what happens inside. Young readers can lift-the-flaps to discover…

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Trains Trains Trains!: Find Your Favourite

Donna David, Nina Pirhonen

Choo choo! All aboard for a bright, bouncy, busy rhyming adventure, perfect for preschoolers everywhere.

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The Little Engine That Could: The Complete, Original Edition

Watty Piper

When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain.

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Amazing Machines Colossal Cranes

Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

Colossal Cranes is packed full of busy cranes from the bestselling Amazing Machines creators.

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Train

DK

A picture-packed celebration of the story of trains and how they have transformed our world

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Tractor

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

From the creative pair that brought us the Roadworks series (with more than a million copies sold), Tractor will be a go-to read-aloud for little ones mesmerised by its sound…

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Roadworks

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

Roadworks aims to differ from other machine books in that it shows an actual project being completed from start to finish, in this case, the building of a road.

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Poppy and Sam’s Wind-up Train Book

Heather Amery, Stephen Cartright

A toy and a book in one, this large, chunky board book comes with a wind-up toy steam train. Wind the train up and set in on the embedded track…

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Wheels

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

An ode to things-that-go from the internationally bestselling creators of Roadworks.

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The Little Yellow Digger (Gift Edition)

Betty Gilderdale, Alan Gilderdale

Arguably NZ’s best-loved children’s book, now in a new larger format, hardback gift edition! In the next door garden they were digging out a drain when the weather turned quite…

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Mixed media product

Construction Crew Collection

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

A collection of three of the most popular Sutton and Lovelock hardbacks for pre-school fans of machines and building sites, including Construction, Dig, Dump, Roll and Roadworks!

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Dig, Dump, Roll

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

Guess what kind of truck is at work in this interactive book by the bestselling creators of Roadworks ...

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The Little Yellow Digger

Betty Gilderdale

When digging out a drain, the little yellow digger gets stuck in the mud. So they bring in a bigger digger …

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Demolition

Sally Sutton (Author)

Now in paperback. Swing the ball. Swing the ball. Thump and smash and whack. Bring the top floors tumbling down. Bang! Clang! Crack! Load the trucks. Load the trucks. Lift…

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Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks

Richard Scarry

Tweet! goes the policeman’s whistle. All the trucks stop. The beloved Richard Scarry gives readers an exciting array of vehicles in this classic Little Golden Book from 1959. From police…

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Little First Stickers Diggers and Cranes

Hannah Watson

Create a playground, mine a quarry and demolish a building in this entertaining activity book for young children.

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Jonny Lambert’s Diggers

Jonny Lambert

Get to grips with diggers and construction vehicles in this exciting lift-the-flap baby book.

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Awesome Engines: Dig Dig Digging

Margaret Mayo

Diggers are good at did, dig, digging. They can work all day! This noisy, busy, bestselling book with fun rhyming text and bright, bold artwork is jam-packed with diggers, tractors…

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Richard Scarry’s Busy Busy Cars and Trucks

Richard Scarry

Buckle up and hit the road with an exciting array of vehicles from the one-and-only Richard Scarry. All your favorites are here; from cement trucks and pickle cars to motorcycles…

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Cars and Trucks and Things that Go

Richard Scarry

Now in picturebook format! This is an amazing tour of everything that moves in the magical world of Richard Scarry.

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Goodnight Digger

Michelle Robinson

Goodnight fire truck, Goodnight train. Goodnight bus and even bigger… Best of all, say goodnight digger! A little boy says goodnight to all his toys, but who is the favourite…

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Dinosaur Dig!

Penny Dale

A fantastic picture book that combines a little boy’s two favourite things: dinosaurs and machines!

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The Little Engine That Could

Watty Piper

A trainload of toys and goodies has to cross the mountain. All the big strong engines refuse to help, but the good-hearted, heroic Little Blue Engine comes to the rescue.

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Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through!

Sherri Duskey Rinker & AG Ford

The hard-working crew of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site joins up with seven new road-building trucks to finish a big job: a brand-new road!

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Mad About Trucks and Diggers!

Giles Andreae

A colourful rhyming picture book all about trucks and diggers, from the author of international bestseller, Giraffes Can’t Dance.

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Construction

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadworks and Demolition returns to the building site with another winner for pre-school fans of machines and building sites!

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My Big Book of Transport

Moira Butterfield, Bryony Clarkson

A vibrant celebration of things that go, with a lively text from author Moira Butterfield and pictures from debut-talent Bryony Clarkson.

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Awesome Engines: Dig Dig Digging Padded Board Book

Margaret Mayo, Alex Ayliffe

A new padded board book edition of the bestselling Dig Dig Digging - the perfect gift for little vehicle fans.

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That’s Not My Truck…

Fiona Watt

A touchy-feely board book with simple, repetitive text, tactile patches and bold illustrations suitable for babies and toddlers. A little, white mouse appears on every page, for children to spot.

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Truck Maker: A Mix-and-Match Book

Clarion Books

What kind of truck can you make?

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First Sticker Book Diggers

Sam Taplin

There are dozens of different diggers to discover in this fun and lively book including over 100 colourful stickers.

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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinke

An unabridged board book version of the New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site!

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