Tractors

by Peter Brady

Book Overview

Describes the parts of a tractor, and explains the many ways that farmers use tractors in the growing of crops.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560653485
• ISBN13: 9781560653486
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

Tractors

Simply and clearly details the parts of a tractor and its uses. For example, "Tractor tires have deep grooves called lugs. Lugs help tires go through mud and water without getting stuck. Some tractors have duals for even more grip." Mentions such details as farmers tracking engine hours rather than miles, the power takeoff, and some kinds of machinery pulled by a tractor. There is a hands on activity that suggests how a child can do the work of a tractor when planting bean seeds. There is a short glossary, index, and bibliography. Karen Woodworth Roman, Children's Science Book Review.