Books in Machinery & Tools
Explore our curated list of farming and tractor history books.
Caterpillar Coloring Book
<p>Color your way through Caterpillar(R) design history with 36 beautiful drawings of your favorite machines. Pulled from archival materials and design concepts of real and imagined machines, this coloring book traces the evolution of early, powerful crawlers to futuristic earth movers invented to shape the landscape of this planet and beyond.</p> <p>With these highly detailed designs, coloring enthusiasts young and old can explore the mechanics of a variety of machines like the sturdy Caterpillar Twenty, the efficient 772G Off-Highway Truck, and the versatile 301.8 Mini Excavator. Travel through space and time where sleek extraterrestrial scrapers and backhoes mine resources and prepare for pioneering colonies. This selection will satisfy the seasoned Caterpillar enthusiast as well as ignite a life-long passion in the next generation.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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Farm Tractor
This tractor-shaped board book on wheels is ready to drive around the farm!<br><br>With a different type of tractor to learn about on each page and real wheels that spin, this is the perfect children's book for little ones who love things that go. <br><br>Children will love looking at the high-quality pictures of different tractors that work on the farm, from forklifts, to loaders, to collecting grain with a trailer. With sturdy pages and wheels that it can be pushed around on, this preschool book is guaranteed to appeal to little hands and be read again and again.
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John Deere Big Building Site
Watch live machines in action and share a building adventure story all at the same time . . . <p>Broom, Chug, Shovel and Dump . . . share the adventure - follow live-action tractors and trucks hard at work, and discover all about the real world of construction. At the same time you and your child can read the exciting adventure appearing alongside.</p> <p>Join Danny Dozer, Johnny Tractor and his powerful machine friends as they get themselves into plenty of sticky situations building a school playground, with children they've invited to help.</p> <p>Touch and feel pieces, lift the flaps, and pull-tabs turn this into a tactile experience and encourage plenty of involvement - hands on fun for busy little builders!</p>
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John Deere Big Building Site Little Building Site
Watch live machines in action and share a building adventure story all at the same time. Dozer, Johnny Tractor and his powerful machine friends as they get themselves into plenty of sticky situations building a school playground, with children they've invited to help. Touch and feel pieces, lift the flaps, and pull-tabs turn this into a tactile experience and encourage plenty of involvement - hands on fun for busy little builders!
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John Deere: Busy Tractors, Busy Days
Helping young farmers develop their word recognition and early reading skills, "John Deere Reader: Busy Tractors, Busy Days" contains bright photographs and short, simple sentences to engage and encourage children, parents, and teachers alike. <br> (c) 2009 Deere & Company. Books created and produced by Parachute Publishing, L.L.C.
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John Deere Yesterday & Today
<b><i>John Deere: Yesterday & Today</i> is a comprehensive history of the uniquely American John Deere & Company from its 19th-century beginnings to its position today as a global-manufacturing powerhouse.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> John Deere has been a major player in the evolution of industrialized American labor and large-scale agriculture. The company's tractors and other machines are used worldwide on large and small farms, in forests, on construction sites, and even in suburban driveways. The public's passion for John Deere is apparent not just on the company's balance sheet, but also in the array of licensed consumer items available, such as clothing, toys, tin signs, and clocks.<br> <br> <br> <br> This handsome hardcover book chronicles the complete John Deere story, starting with blacksmith John Deere's revolutionary steel plow in 1837 and onward to the company's entry into the tractor business and its success today. <i>John Deere: Yesterday & Today</i> is organized by historical periods, with highlights of significant events and trends included in each chapter. Lively, expertly written text and hundreds of vibrant color images of tractors, memorabilia, portraits, and artifacts help bring this American success story to life.<br> <br> <br> <br> Anyone interested in John Deere or American history will treasure <i>John Deere: Yesterday & Today</i>. The company's remarkable history is detailed in the following chapters: <ul> <li>1837 1857: Furnishing a Superior Product at a Low Cost</li> <li>1858 1887: The Charles Deere Era</li> <li>1888 1917: A Time for Expansion</li> <li>1918 1960: The Reign of the Two-Cylinder Tractor</li> <li>1961 1986: Industry Leadership</li> <li>1987 2000: The Modern Company</li> <li>2001 Present: World Leadership</li> </ul> <br> <br> Retail price $24.95
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Tractor
Photographs and text explain how a John Deere tractor operates and what tractors are used for. Wheels attached to die-cut board pages in the shape of a tractor allow the item to be rolled like a toy.
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Tractors From Yesterday's Steam Wagons to Today's Turbocharged Giants
Relates the history of the tractor and shows the changes in design that have resulted in the diesel-powered giants of today.
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Tractors From Yesterday's Steam Wagons to Today's Turbocharged Giants
Relates the history of the tractor and shows the changes in design that have resulted in the diesel-powered giants of today.
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