A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls off a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so.

Illustrations and rhyming text show the enormous and powerful machines that are used to demolish a building so that a playground can be built.

This complete handbook is the perfect guide for anyone who wants to buy or install a small-scale irrigation system for the lawn, garden, or backyard. Covers everything from sprinklers and soaker hoses to overhead irrigation and gravity distribution systems. Author R. Dodge Woodson is a long-time gardener and master plumber. He is the author of a number of how-to books, including Storey's Watering Systems for Lawn & Garden. He lives in Maine. Does...

Intense and bloody battles become acutely real in this gripping work on the military hardware and technology employed during the Civil War. Instead of rehashing the war itself, "Arms and Equipment of the Civil War" brings a fresh perspective to both victory and defeat, explaining how the outcome of battle was largely determined by the materiel at the disposal of the armies and navies of the two sides. Travel back to that terrible time as you become...

An update of Old MacDonald featuring farm vehicles like excavator, dump truck, and bulldozer.

Welding is a valuable skill and almost anyone can learn to weld, cut, or shape metal. That's the starting point for this completely updated, supremely practical, and informative resource which, through tips, suggestions, and fault finding, helps the first timer improve and the intermediate welder expand their technique. The detailed sections inside Farm and Workshop Welding describe all the major types of welds, beginning with basic practices then...

In this unique and enthralling book, explorer and survivalist Ed Stafford curates 25 great expeditions through the lens of the kit these remarkable explorers took with them. In an environment where lack of preparation could mean certain death, the equipment carried, ridden and sailed into uncharted territories could mean the success or failure of an expedition. Was it simply a case of better provisions and preparation that helped Amundsen beat Scott...

Told in rhyming text, seven new road-building machines set out on a job--building, rolling, paving, and painting a brand new road.

Come to the construction site and read about the eight construction vehicles that rumble and boom their way through this book.

The key to winter travel is knowing how to travel as light as possible. The Ultralight series is perfect for both beginner and experts alike as Justin Lichter and Shawn Forry, the first ever winter thru-hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, use their knowledge to form the most comprehensive companion for traveling farther with less weight. Ultralight Winter Travel focuses on all of the skills and techniques that winter adventurists would want at their...