Cool Cars - (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton & Ant Parker (Paperback)

About the Book

Youngsters are invited to cruise down the street with some wacky animal drivers in this cheerful picture book all about cars. A picture dictionary identifying car parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about cars exciting and fun. Full color.

Book Synopsis

Amazing Machines: Cool Cars follows Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse as they discover all kinds of cars in a bright and bold rhyming picture book! Each page is filled with vehicles that machine-mad kids will love, from luxury limousines to speedy sports cars, and much more.

From electric cars to powerful rockets, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parker's bright, engaging artwork and Tony Mitton's simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children.

Kids will love getting to know the friendly animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Roaring Rockets, Patrolling Police Cars, and Amazing Airplanes.

Review Quotes

"The set should be just the ticket for the nursery school market." --Childrens Literature

About the Author

Tony Mitton is a widely anthologized children's poet, as well as a teacher and performing poet. His Royal Raps won the 1997 Nottinghamshire Libraries/Dillons Children's Book Award. His recent collection of poetry, "Plum," won the Publishers Weekly 2003 Cuffies Award for Best Book of Poetry. Tony teamed with illustrator Ant Parker on several books, including Dazzling Diggers, Roaring Rockets, and Terrific Trains.

Ant Parker studied drawing and printing at the Bath Academy of Art in England and has taught papermaking, printing and bookbinding workshops for children. Toddlers and parents around the globe have discovered the irresistible appeal of his wacky cartoon characters in Flashing Fire Engines, Terrific Trains, Dazzling Diggers, and Roaring Rockets. Other titles include Charlie the Chicken and Desmond the Dog.