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Books in the Trucks/Cars/Big Machines genre:

Read About the Fireman (1967)

This is a history of fire fighting brought up to today.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Richard Scarry’s Best Storybook Ever (1968)

This is a large omnibus selected from Richard Scarry’s books for Golden Press. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Of Dikes and Windmills (1969)

The story of how the Dutch have built a country by pushing back the sea.

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

Fire-Brigade Willie (1970)

A four year old boy and a fire brigade - what could be more natural?

Author(s): Dorothy Clewes
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

Margaret Wise Brown’s The Steam Roller (1974)

Daisy gets a steamroller for Christmas, but she can’t control it and it squashes everything flat.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Bob Staake

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

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

Read online at archive.org. 

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

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!

Read online at archive.org.

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

Traces of the Past: A Field Guide to Industrial Archaeology (1980)

Explains the history and engineering of the infrastructure of our country.

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

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

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