Fantastic Farm Machines

Introduces readers to twelve types of farm machinery.

When farm machines get to work, the roar of the engines and the immensity of moving parts transfix passersby. Essential equipment such as cultivators, planters, and tractors are among young readers' favorite big machines. In combination with vivid, instructive photographs, these fun books inform on how certain pieces of farm equipment operate, as well as why they're so important to farming today. This motivating series will become a favorite for future farmers and lovers of all things that go!

When farm machines get to work, the roar of the engines and the immensity of moving parts transfix passersby. Essential equipment such as cultivators, planters, and tractors are among young readers' favorite big machines. In combination with vivid, instructive photographs, these fun books inform on how certain pieces of farm equipment operate, as well as why they're so important to farming today. This motivating series will become a favorite for future farmers and lovers of all things that go.

After the crops are grown, it’s harvest time. On large farms, this is a huge job. Luckily, there are some huge machines to help out. Harvesters are devices that pick crops and sometimes even sort the parts of the plant we use from those we don’t. Readers will enjoy learning about these ingenious farm machines almost as much as they’ll love seeing them at work in the field in the bright photos of this fun volume.

Those neat bundles of hay we see in a farm field are created by a fantastic farm machine called a hay baler. And just one bale of hay can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds (907 kg)! Along with learning how a hay baler does its job, readers will find out what kind of crop hay is and why it’s needed. They’ll also see cool, colorful photographs of these and other big machines at work, including labels to aid in comprehension. Farm work has never looked so fun!

Big farms need big machines, and crop sprayers are some of the biggest. Farmers use these timesaving devices to spread substances such as fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides on their crops. While readers learn about the different kinds of crop sprayers, their many parts, and their importance to the farm industry, they’ll be impressed by the colorful photographs of the machines in action—including one in the air! The high-interest topic also touches on key science and technology topics.

Tractors are one of the most useful and utilized machines on a farm. These valuable vehicles are designed to pull heavy loads as well as other machines that help farmers in a variety of ways. Readers will love seeing some impressive tractors at work in this accessible volume. They’ll learn the essential parts of tractors and a few of their important loads and attachments. Colorful photographs and key agricultural ideas help make this book a beneficial resource.

Sowing crops on a farm would be backbreaking working without the machines called planters. These tractor-pulled tools can look quite different. Some are small, sowing just one row, and some can plant as many as 48 rows at a time! Readers will find out how these machines work and see their parts in motion in labeled photographs. They’ll also discover how technology is changing this farm machine as well as some other seeding devices.