Amazing Machines: First Words - Tapa dura

Here's a rocket out in space. What can you see? Stars, the Moon -- it's a very big place!

For fans of the bestselling Amazing Machines series, this is a perfect way for young children to learn first words with their favorite vehicles!

Robust, easy-to-hold tabs along the top and side guide young hands to each page. Ten colorful scenes help with vocabulary, and questions on each page encourage children to investigate further.

Tony Mitton has been writing since he was 9. He began writing specifically for children while working as a primary school and special needs teacher. He now works full-time as a writer and sometimes performs his poems in schools and libraries and other venues, mainly in the UK. His picture books include Down by the Cool of the Pool (with Guy Parker-Rees) and The Somethingosaur (with Russell Ayto).

Ant Parker is known for his distinctive, vibrant work in books such as Charlie Chick. His artwork has been animated for BBC Children's TV and he illustrated the bestselling Amazing Machines picture-book series. His other titles include the pop-up counting book 10 Little Monsters, and an I Am Reading title: JJ Rabbit and the Monster. Ant lives in London.