Kathryn Free

Gebundenes Buch

Revolutionary Red Tractors

Technology That Transformed American Farms

Beschreibung

Explore how the invention and evolution of agricultural technology transformed the farmer's day-to-day life in Machine Marvels: Revolutionary Red Tractors. The book travels through time on a journey that begins in 1830 and takes you into the future, exploring the pivotal tractors and harvesting machines built by Case IH and their heritage brands International Harvester, Steiger, and J. I. Case. Each piece of equipment comes to life with rich historical and beautiful contemporary photographs of the machine, accompanied by an engrossing narrative and detailed graphics that illustrates the agricultural history, mechanics, engineering, and physics of these ground-breaking tractors. This book is ideal for young people fascinated with machinery as well as for anyone who wants to learn more about the hardworking people and the machines that feed our world!

Autor

Kathryn (Katie) Free is a science writer and video producer based in Austin, Texas. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, she discovered her love of science and nature after writing her second grade book report about Jane Goodall. She graduated from Caltech with a degree in geobiology. Even though she loved doing experiments with iron-breathing bacteria, Katie wanted to tell science stories. She moved to New York and worked as a television producer for six years before enrolling in NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. Now, Katie specializes in writing about science for kids. In the past, she's worked for Scientific American, National Geographic, Science Friday, Scientific American Mind, Popular Mechanics, and Scholastic.

Produktdetails

• Machine Marvels ( 1)
• Verlag: Octane Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 16 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 220mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1170g
• ISBN-13: 9781642341232
• ISBN-10: 1642341231
• Artikelnr.: 64173870