Delaware County District Library

Total tractor!, written by Josephine Roberts

eng

illustrations

index present

Ages 7-10

non fiction

Total tractor!

written by Josephine Roberts

Kids who like trucks and tractors will love Total Tractor! a fun, colorful guide to farm machines, tractors, and other large things that go. Younger readers and even pre-readers have lots to explore in Total Tractor! thanks to detailed photography of a huge variety of tractors, from cool classics to gleaming modern machines. The driver's-eye view lets your child peek inside the tractors

Powerful machines. Modern tractor -- Ready to roll on -- Steam power -- Steam engines -- First tractors -- Early tractors -- Changing shape -- Tricycle tractor -- Switching to diesel -- Alternative fuel sources -- Future farming -- Tires and treads -- To the South Pole -- Crawlers -- Rubber tracks -- Speeding up -- Speedster -- Tractor cabs -- Engines at play -- The pulling game -- Tractor restoration -- Toy tractors --- On the farm. Tractors around the world -- Land girls -- Power points -- Prairie giant -- Two-in-one -- Extra large -- Monster tractor -- A tight squeeze -- Row-crop tractors -- A year on the farm -- Earth-buster -- Turning the land -- Preparing the soil -- Sowing seeds -- Spraying and spreading -- Spraying crops -- Colorful crops -- Grassland farming -- Baling hay -- Combine harvester -- Harvesting grain -- Pumpkin picker -- Sugar beet harvester -- Orchards and vineyards -- Specialized tractors -- Power lift -- Loaders and handlers -- Towing trailers --- Beyond the fields. In the garden -- Tractors around town -- Push or pull -- Military tractors -- Military might -- A real lifesaver! -- Winter wonders -- The coldest journey -- Tractors among the trees -- Timber! -- Major movers -- Earthmovers -- Big and bright -- Heavy equipment

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