machinery

Photographs and text describe various machines that are used at a construction site including concrete mixers, cranes, earth movers and tunneling machines, super haulers, and road-building machines.

Briefly describes the parts of a digger, or excavator, and the work it does.

Text and color illustrations provide information about the diggers and cranes that are used to get big jobs done.

Depicts different kinds of earth moving machines and their various uses.

Introduces, through photographs alone, heavy construction machines: earth movers, mixers, diggers, and others.

Presents some of the most powerful and unusual vehicles used today, including the dragster, rocket plane, and stretch limo.

A collection of science projects and experiments exploring simple machines such as levers and screws.

Text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics and functions of a variety of machines designed for heavy labor. Included are the bulldozer, tractor, crane, paver, and others.

Examines ten of the most extreme machines ever built including the V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor helicopter developed for the U.S. Marine Corps, the ballistic submarine USS Louisiana, and the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.