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Trucks/Cars/Big Machines Genre

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Books in the Trucks/Cars/Big Machines genre:

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

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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

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Mike Mulligan and More: A Virgina Lee Burton Treasury (2002)

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An omnibus containing Mike Mulligan, The Little House, Katy and the Big Snow and Maybelle the Cable Car. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Virginia Lee Burton
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

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

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Describes how Henry Ford built his Model T.

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

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

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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

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Bulldozer (2004)

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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A Subway for New York (2005)

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How they built the first subway in New York City.

Read online at archive.org.

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

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Pharaoh’s Boat (2009)

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

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

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The Diggers (2013)

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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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