A lovely pre-school novelty machine book with flaps on every page. Lift each flap and discover a machine hiding underneath! Where's the digger, rocket, fire engine? Can you spot the tractor, train, submarine or the robot? Amazing Machines is a wonderful sequel to Amazing Animal Alphabet. Amazing Machines is not alphabetical. Sue Hendra's bold, exuberant illustrations are perfect for very young children and her particular style is popular in the USA and in Europe. Her previous books have been published by Bloomsbury, Walker, Candlewick (U.S.), Piccolo (Holland) and Sesam (Denmark). This is her second book for OUP. Richard Edwards, poet and picture book author, is well-known for his verse for very young children. His previous books have been published by Butterworth, Viking, Puffin, Walker, Faber & Faber, as well as Orchard (US), Candlewick (US), Delacork (US) and Tamborine (US). This is his third book for OUP, following on from Fly with the Birds and Nonsense Nursery Rhymes.
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Richard Edwards has written several volumes of verse for children, including The Word Party and The House That Caught a Cold. Acclaimed by George Macbeth as "a master of light verse," Richard has had several of his poems broadcast on BBC Radio. Sarah Fox-Davies is a highly esteemed illustrator whose natural history illustrations have appeared in David Attenb
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