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Books in the Trucks/Cars/Big Machines genre:

Richard Scarry’s Going Places (1971)

This compendium includes Busy, Busy World, and Cars and Trucks, and My Golden Go Go Library, and Hop Aboard! Here We Go!... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Crash! Bang! Boom! (1972)

Pictures of sounds.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Richard Scarry’s Hop Aboard! Here We Go! (1972)

This is an anthology of previously published pictures in a larger format.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Alexander Botts: Great Stories from the Saturday Evening Post (1973)

Adventures of a natural born tractor salesman.

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Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Little Fire Engine (1973)

The little fire engine is condemned to patrol the roads as a higgler’s van when it is replaced by a motorized pumper.

Author(s): Graham Greene
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Little Steamroller (1974)

The little steamroller foils a gang of smugglers.

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Author(s): Graham Greene
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things that Go (1974)

The Pig family heads for the beach on a very busy highway.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Steamroller (1974)

Daisy gets a steamroller for Christmas, but she can’t control it and it squashes everything flat. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Evaline Ness

Tin Lizzie (1975)

Chronicles the experiences of a Model T Ford with a series of owners from 1909 to the present day.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Bored - Nothing to Do! (1978)

Two brothers decide to build an airplane -- and it flies!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Bored - Nothing to Do! (1978)

Two brothers decide to build an airplane and it works!

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Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Lowly Worm: Things on Wheels Book (1979)

Lowly demonstrates a wide variety of wheeled vehicles.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s First Omnibus (1979)

A collection containing Busiest People Ever, Best Counting Book Ever and Cars and Trucks and Things That Go.... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Bill’s Service Station (1981)

It’s a busy day at the service station.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Fire House (1981)

The alarm bell rings and the firemen are off!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Make Way for the Highway (1982)

The road engineers change the route of the highway to avoid taking down an old grandmother’s house.

Author(s): Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Lowly Worm Car and Truck Book (1983)

Lowly has his own car and truck book now.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Going Places in the Car (1987)

A board book with pictures of cars and trips.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Things that Go (1987)

Cars and trucks and things that go.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Superpower (1987)

The story of the building of #1070, prototype locomotive of the Berkshire class 2-8-4 by the Lima Locomotive Works.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Trains, Boats and Trucks (1987)

An omnibus containing Tootle, and Scuffy the Tugboat, and Cars and Trucks, and Fire Engines.... View More

The Diggers (1988)

The diggers of holes from moles to Mary Ann.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Daniel Kirk

Richard Scarry’s Best Ride Ever (1989)

Look out! Dingo Dog is on the road again!

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Cars (1991)

Pictures and words about cars. Can you find Goldbug?

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Busiest Firefighters Ever (1993)

The Firepigs of Busytown are kept busy, even when there are no fires.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Mr. Fixit Smallest Pop-Up Book Ever! (1993)

The ingenious Mr. Fix-It gets in trouble again.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Old Ironsides: Americans Build a Fighting Ship (1997)

The story of the building of the American super-frigate U.S.S. Constitution.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Pouring Iron: A Foundry Ghost Story (1998)

Howard prepares a mould for casting at the Old Knight Foundry.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Locomotive: Building an Eight-Wheeler (1999)

The construction of a 4-4-0 from draftsman to delivery.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

T-Model Tommy (2000)

Tommy Ballard has his way to make in the Depression, but with the help of his sturdy Model-T, he’s well on his way.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

The Fabulous Saga of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor (2001)

Further adventures of the tractor salesman extraordinaire.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Jenny: The Airplane that Taught America to Fly (2002)

The story of the Curtiss JN-4D trainer, affectionately known as the Jenny by her pilots. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Model T: How Henry Ford Built a Legend (2002)

Describes how Henry Ford built his Model T.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Rider in the Sky: How an American Cowboy Built England’s First Airplane (2003)

Samuel Cody came to England with a Wild West show and stayed to build her first aeroplanes. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): John Hulls
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Bulldozer (2004)

Bill Crane has just graduated from high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in a Maine Pond. Soon Bill has salvaged the machine and started a career as a contractor.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edwin Schmidt

The John Bull: A British Locomotive Comes to America (2004)

A British steam engine is brought to America and adapted for local conditions. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Alexander Botts Rides Again: More Mayhem on the Earthworm Tractor (2005)

A collection of stories about the adventures of Alexander Botts, super salesman of Earthworm tractors.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

A Subway for New York (2005)

How they built the first subway in New York City.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Pharaoh’s Boat (2009)

Shows how the Egyptians built a boat to take Pharaoh Cheops to the underworld.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

The Diggers (2013)

A poetical look at diggers from moles to Mary Anne.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Antoine Corbineau

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