Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Heavy Machinery
Monthly median sales (top 30)
$2,129
The median book price
$8.45
Bestseller's daily sales
29
50th book's daily sales
3
Average number of pages per book
36
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
Yes
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Matching KDP categories
juvenile > nonfiction > science & nature > zoology
47.43%
juvenile > nonfiction > science & nature > physics
47.43%
juvenile > nonfiction > science & nature > general
47.43%
juvenile > nonfiction > science & nature > fossils
47.43%
Keyword requirement
biology, biologist
Best selling keywords
Median title & subtitle length is 7 words:
- Baby Touch and Feel: Trucks
- I Am a Garbage Truck
- My Little Golden Book About Construction Vehicles
- On the Construction Site (A Shine-A-Light Book )
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Indie success
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An interactive touch and feel book for babies with big trucks and read-aloud text! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning. Baby Touch and Feel: Trucks is an interactive and fun way to help your child learn not only words but shapes and textures too. Bold, bright pictures and colorful truck-inspired illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby’s attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for toddlers and makes for an ideal baby gift.Read all about an exciting selection of different trucks, from the rumble rumble garbage truck to the brush brush road sweeper! Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mom and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages themselves, which helps to develop their fine motor skills while building an early language foundation. This charming board book for babies includes: - An amazing range of different textures to explore.- Cleary labeled pictures and a simple, easy to follow design.- Easy to read text to encourage early vocabulary building.- A texture or eye-catching area on every page.- Rounded edges and chunky pages, protecting babies and their growing teeth.Learning to read should always be this fun. Kids will get hours of play from this sturdy board book for babies and toddlers, from making the noises and reading the names to feeling the different textures, like the chilly refrigerator truck, the noisy fire truck and the spinning cement mixer. This touchy-feely book, with its strong, baby-safe cover, makes for an ideal baby gift. Packed full of shiny objects and some bumps and grooves, this educational book will engage small children and stimulate early childhood development in different ways. Complete the SeriesThis delightful book is part of the Baby Touch and Feel range of board books for babies and toddlers from DK Books and includes titles like Baby Touch and Feel Things That Go, Baby Touch and Feel Bedtime, Baby Touch and Feel Wild Animals, and more for your little one to enjoy! Read more
Does your child love all things that go? Watch as a car pops out of the garage and a boat rides the waves in this imaginative pop-up book!Cars, trucks and diggers! This lift-the-flap baby book will teach your little one about everything with wheels, wings and sails. Your toddler will learn how to recognize the names anddescribe all the things that move around them. Let’s go!This peekaboo picture book is filled with fun pop-up illustrations of all sorts of vehicles that move. What child doesn’t love playing peekaboo? Your little speedster will love lifting theflaps to discover their favorite toy vehicle popping out from each and every page! This helps teach young children object permanence, which is an important step in childhood development.It is written to enhance your child’s reading experience and build an early learning foundation.The simple rhyming text will boost your little one’s imagination as they guess which vehicle ishiding under the flaps. The easy-to-read text helps preschoolers remember the new words they are learning for early language development. Turning the sturdy, board book pages and moving the pop-ups help develop motor control for improved dexterity in toddlers.Get the most out of story time with this book, which has been designed as an all-around learning experience. The lively, read-aloud rhymes encourage literacy and early learning. It also creates an amusing story for your kids to follow, while the fun pop-ups hold the attention of curious kids.Let’s Get Moving!Packed with bright colorful pop-ups of real-life vehicles, hide-and-seek surprises, and livelyrhymes. This educational book shows that learning can be fun! There are lots of opportunities for parent-and-child interaction. This board book with its sturdy, easy-to-lift flaps is sure to vroom onto bookshelves everywhere. It also makes for a fantastic children’s gift.Inside the sturdy pages of this pop-up adventure book, you’ll find:• Hands-on play that builds confident book skills• Look-and-find peekaboo games that reward curiosity• Rhythmic, read-aloud text that aids language developmentSurprise! The peekaboo fun doesn’t stop here! Your little one will enjoy hours of hide-and-seek surprises with the My Pop-Up Peekaboo! Series. Find your farmyard friends with Pop-Up Peekaboo! Farm, search the oceans in Pop-Up Peekaboo! Under the Sea and travel into therainforest to find sloths and elephants in Pop-up Peekaboo! Baby Animals and more!DK Book's Pop-up Peekaboo! series has been shortlisted for the Best Preschool Reading Range in The Progressive Preschool Awards 2018. Read more
Who Was Henry Ford?
Michael Burgan
Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry. Read more
Spark creativity and curiosity with fun engineering activities for kids ages 5 to 10 Watch your child's eyes light up as they get excited about engineering, learn how things work, and have tons of fun. Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids is packed with more than 50 fascinating STEAM exercises, complete with step-by-step instructions, colorful pictures, and simple explanations of why the experiments work. This engaging book about engineering for kids includes: Activities kids can do themselves—Make engineering for kids easy and fun with projects like toothpick towers and paper cup phones that use common, inexpensive household materials so they can play and learn anytime.The power of STEAM—Lessons are based in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math to show kids how these things are everywhere, and help them become better problem solvers and logical thinkers.The basics of engineering—Kids will learn all about engineering with a brief guide to the different types of engineers, an explanation of what they do, and what kids need to know to become one. Unlock the world of engineering for kids with exercises that help them learn, grow, and get creative. Read more
Truckloads of rigs and diggers, big, small, red or yellow! A remarkable picture book, full of all types of vehicles that push, pull and carry.For little ones who enjoy big noisy vehicles like tankers and fire engines or construction vehicles like excavators and dump trucks. Help expand your toddler's vocabulary with this attractive tabbed board book. Packed with bright, colorful photos of real-life vehicles, your toddlers will learn to identify different types of trucks and diggers, and the things that come with them! Learning different names and terms is an exciting stimulation for early childhood language development. This fun book includes everything from building sites and emergency vehicles to a school bus!The book has strong board pages made especially for young children. The chunky tabs, on the top or the side, are easy to grab to help with early motor control. Preschoolers will quickly recognize the picture on the tab, which will take them straight to the page with their favorite type of truck or digger. Each page is dedicated to a different type vehicle, such as tractors and rollers. Easy-to-read labels help kids to sound out the words with you. Each page also shows objects associated with the truck, like the fire hose and the ladder engine. The interactive book encourages kids to count the firefighters in the picture, name the colors and match jobs with each vehicle.Let’s Get Driving! • Bright, clear photographs of everything from ice cream vans to waste disposal trucks • Chunky tabbed pages to improve dexterity • Easy-to-read text with names and descriptions More from DK:Because toddlers are experiencing lots of things for the first time, we’ve made lots of My First tabbed board books! Look below for other great titles including My First Zoo, My First Busy Job, My First Farm and My First Town. Read more
I Am a Garbage Truck
Ace Landers
Simple garbage truck facts in a board book shaped like a garbage truck!I am a garbage truckI carry trash to the dump.Readers may want to put on their gloves for this fun and sturdy board book shaped like a garbage truck! Read along as garbage trucks of all sizes travel door to door picking up sticky, icky trash to deliver to the dump!Little explorers will love seeing these big machines in action. Read more
Bzz, bzz, bzzrt! Peek and explore construction sites in this lively, interactive Peek-a-Flap! Little ones will love exploring every construction-themed page filled with fun facts, new vocabulary words, and surprises found under sturdy lift-a-flaps while learning all about the tools and trucks that help build roads, houses, and skyscrapers! Join the crew for some building fun and navigate through the construction site in search for big diggers, bulldozers, cement trucks, excavators, dump trucks, cranes, and more! Durable pages and chunky flaps are perfect for little exploring hands, which also help strengthen hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. A lively, educational construction introduction designed to entertain and engage curious little readers. A must for construction-loving littles!Collect the entire Peek-a-Flap series from Cottage Door Press!Sturdy, thick board pages and durable flaps designed to withstand traditional wear and tear for curious little infants and toddlersPeek and explore farms, forests, and more! 12 chunky flaps have peek-a-boo holes!Lifting the interactive flaps encourages sensory exploration and helps support the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination in developing boys and girlsBright, cheerful illustrations and interesting facts in these sensory lift-a-flap books for babies and preschoolers keep them entertained and engagedPerfect gift for birthdays, holidays, and curious toddlers! Collect all the books in the Peek-a-Flap series as well as the full line of products from Cottage Door Press! Read more
My Little Golden Book About Construction Vehicles
Michael Joosten
Little construction workers will love learning all about mighty construction vehicles with this nonfiction Little Golden Book!Put on your hard hats! My Little Golden Book About Construction Vehicles is a fact-filled look at a subject children are fascinated by! This book is full of exciting, colorful illustrations of cranes, excavators, bulldozers, cement mixers, and more. Boys and girls will love learning about all the heavy equipment used to build roads, skyscrapers, and bridges. Read more
On the Construction Site (A Shine-A-Light Book )
Carron Brown
Young builders will delight in exploring all the hidden secrets of a construction site. They simply hold the book's pages to the light to "see-through" everything that's being built - inside and out. Read more
Packed with over 60 reusable stickers of diggers, dumpers and trucks. It’s the ultimate sticker book for your little construction worker! Big building machines fill the pages of this delightful sticker book. Your child will learn everything about these hard-working vehicles, from excavators and bulldozers to forklifts and cranes.Do you have a construction-obsessed kiddo in your life? This digger activity book is filled with 60 reusable stickers, fun facts, and interesting activities. Cheerful photographs show these machines in action, digging and dumping away! Experience all the energy and excitement of a day at the construction site. Let your little budding engineers dig deep into the world of diggers and dumpers as they expand their knowledge on these powerful machines! They will discover what a dredging bucket is used for, why concrete is mixed in a machine and how tall a dump truck is. Taking subjects that kids love, like massive diggers and dumpers, the Ultimate Sticker Book series is packed with activities that are simple enough for children to do independently but engaging enough to keep their interest. With tons of fun stickers that can be reused and moved, this adventure book will keep your children entertained as they work through the pages. The reusable stickers are designed to develop dexterity in children, which is an important step in early childhood development. The Ultimate Sticker BookFact-filled and packed with reusable stickers, Ultimate Sticker Book: Diggers And Dumpers is one that kids will pick up time and time again. It’s the perfect gift for children who are fascinated by these earth-shaking vehicles!Inside the pages of this entertaining activity book, you’ll find: • Fun activities and fascinating facts about construction vehicles. • Giant diggers and powerful dump trucks. • More than 60 reusable, easy-to-peel stickers that are perfect for little hands. More from DK Books:Once your little one has completed Diggers And Dumpers, dig into other great titles from the Ultimate Sticker Book series! Discover adorable little creatures in Baby Animals, meet crawling mini beasts in Bugs, and learn all about horses and ponies from mane to tail in Horses and Ponies. Read more
Hello, World! Construction Site
Jill McDonald
Learn from home and explore the world with these fun and easy board books!Fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site will love this vehicle-filled adventure in the hit Hello, World! board book series. Toddlers can learn all about the busy world of a construction site, with easy-to-understand facts about all the huge, noisy machines that captivate little ones' imaginations.Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms ("Clank! A crane is used to lift heavy things and move them to the right spot.") and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. And each page offers helpful prompts for engaging with your child. It's a perfect way to bring science and nature into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops. Look for all the books in the Hello, World! series: • Solar System• Weather• Backyard Bugs• Birds• Dinosaurs• My Body• How Do Apples Grow?• Ocean Life• Moon Landing• Pets• Arctic Animals• Construction Site• Rainforest Animals• Planet Earth • Reptiles• Cars and Trucks • Music• Baby Animals• On the Farm• Garden Time• Planes and Other Flying Machines• Rocks and Minerals• Snow• Let's Go Camping• School Day Read more
The Wheels on the Bus
Paul O. Zelinsky
The 25th anniversary edition of a beloved classic Over a million young readers have enjoyed the wheels that go round, doors that open and shut, and people who go bumpety-bump. Today it remains as fresh and engaging as when it was first published twenty five years ago. To celebrate the anniversary, Paul O. Zelinsky has created an all-new cover featuring twenty five, hidden 25s. Some are the number 25 and others are 25 of something in the picture. Can you find them all? Read more
From military planes to the commercial jumbo jet to space shuttles, the Big Book of Airplanes is a spectacular look at a subject that fascinates kids. Find out how farmers use planes to help manage their crops and get a look at the brightly colored planes at an airshow and find out how their designs help them pull off exciting stunts and acrobatics.Each type of plane gets its own spread and features multiple images to give kids a look inside. Captions and text on the page go into detail about how each plane operates and the different tasks it performs from the ultralight planes that are used for sport to the seaplanes that can land on water.With striking images and informative text, Big Book of Airplanes is the perfect guide for young readers who want to learn more about different aircrafts used around the world. Read more
National Geographic Readers: Robots
Melissa Stewart
Discover the coolest robots of today and tomorrow in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow!National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. Read more
This book is designed to develop the creativity of our children.Activity book not only allows you to relax and get away from the stresses of everyday life, but it also helps to stimulate the creative side of your child. Psychologists and educators agree that workbooks have a positive impact on many areas of our children’s lives.Thanks to this workbook, your child will learn:Escape from the outside world for hours - each subsequent picture provides interesting entertainment for hours.Concentration and creativity - search requires concentration on the activity for a long time, the child develops the ability to focus attention and creativity by choosing vehicles.Memory development - the child learns about color, shapes and pictures, and vehicles. These activities deepen knowledge, develop imagination, and memory.Decision making - it is very important for children what shape they choose and they often think about it while creating a composition for their pictures.Expressing emotions - calm down, relax, collect your thoughts, and rest.Content information/about this book:41 pictures in color - your child will meet excavators, trucks, diggers, tractors, cranes, and more.Cover - eye-catching elements make the child more likely to reach for the book.Many colors- the book is colorful and therefore interesting for children.Why you and your child will love this book:Relaxing pages - every page helps relax, focus and calm down.Building the parent-child bond - spending time together is essential for every family.Beautiful Illustration - pictures to stimulate creativity.If you want your child to spend time funnily and enjoyably and at the same time develop their skills, choose our book.----------------------------UPDATE 01.08.2022- Grammatical errors corrected Read more
National Geographic Readers: Trucks
Wil Mara
Who can resist trucks? They’re loud. They’re complicated. They have wheels twice as tall as your dad. Trucks! has many cool images of the trucks we know and love. There are also curiosities like the $3 million mining truck that’s "like driving a house." This level 1 text is revved up with sound words and images to steer young readers on the road to reading success.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. Read more
National Geographic Kids Everything Battles captures all of the action and valor of the battlefield, as well as the trappings that go with it. Kids will browse eye-popping photographs and illustrations, as they peruse fascinating facts and information about armor, weapons, uniforms, technology, military jets, battleships, military technology, top-secret intelligence and more. Topics include five ultimate battles, the greatest commanders of all time, and an entirely interactive chapter, in which kids can decipher a secret code, develop their own battlefield strategy, and more. Throughout this dynamic book, layers of authoritative information and fun sidebars and facts make historic events accessible and fascinating for young readers.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. Read more
Push any of the ten plastic buttons and experience the sounds of a busy construction site!Part of the 2021 NAPPA-award-winning Discovery 10-Button Sound Books series Crash! Bang! Hammer at the Construction Site! is a big, bright board book that is packed full of noisy construction fun! Busy toddlers won't be able to resist pressing the buttons and copying the familiar construction sounds that accompany the colorful photographs on every page. The sturdy picture tabs make it easy for young children to turn the pages to find their favorite machines, and simple descriptive text brings this noisy world to life. Read more
For fans of all things that go this noisy alphabet book explores construction equipment from A to Z. Find out about these construction machines and more, from a huge saw that cuts through roads to a massive vacuum that sucks up boulders. You'll even learn a quick and easy recipe for concrete. Rock crushers, jackhammers, and wrecking balls will delight the youngest of readers learning their ABCs. Jerry Pallotta's trademark humor punctuates the informative text. Vibrant oil paintings bring to life a busy construction site. Read more
Garbage Trucks (XL Machines!)
Marie Morrison
Garbage trucks crush, collect, and carry waste and without them, life could get very messy indeed! Young readers will learn more about the huge trucks they probably see every week but may not know much about. Intriguing facts about these extra-large trucks will draw students in, as will full-color photographs of different kinds of garbage trucks at work. Information about the real-world issues that trucks help us deal with aids readers in considering how important these machines really are. Read more