Photographer Earl Johnson is a towing industry professional who knows a spectacular tow truck when he sees one, and this new collection features dozens of modern tow trucks along with detailed descriptions of their equipment, special uses, specifications, and histories.

Text and photographs present tow trucks, their parts, and their jobs.

When a family car gets a flat on the way to a picnic, help is needed and time is ticking! Cranes are lifting, and pavers are paving. Diggers are digging, and workers are waving. But where is Sunny and her trusty tow truck? Written in sparse rhyme wonderful for reading aloud, Sunny’s Tow Truck Saves the Day! is the perfect book to introduce little readers to the concept of time, as well as to various workers and their vehicles. The bold, colorful illustrations by Christopher Lee bring this dynamic world to life.

A book containing 80 colour illustrations of tow trucks, including wreckers and cranes, in action.

In Tow Trucks, young readers will learn how tow trucks help cars that break down. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover how a driver handles a tow truck. A labeled diagram helps readers identify different parts of a tow truck, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about tow trucks online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Tow Trucks also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index. Tow Trucks is part of the Machines at Work series.

Whizz! A tow truck pulls a car out of a ditch! Find out how different kinds of tow trucks work and what they are used for. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, an activity, critical-thinking questions, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, an index, and an introduction to the author.

Introduces a tow truck named Tony from Tonka Town.

An exclusive collection of incredible secrets, stories, tips, tricks, and information about the towing and recovery business. Great reading for people already in the business, or as a primer or textbook for anyone interested in the towing & recovery industry. Includes chapters about accidents, different vehicles that are towed, attacks on towers, business practices, sales, storage, fuel prices, designing business websites, traffic incident management, legislation, import/export, recovery techniques used around the world, plus humorous stories from the road.

There is a dark underbelly to every city, and one group of professionals spend most of their time lurking within. Unloved, unappreciated and mostly unseen: tow truck drivers. Join accomplished magazine columnist and 20-year towing veteran Aidan Coles as he blows the hood off the true story of what being a towman is.Ever wondered why tow trucks seem to block the middle of a busy street in rush hour for no apparent reason? Or how tow truck drivers seem to always know exactly where the illegally-parked cars are? Or even what happens to those cars once they've been hauled away? This book reveals all, from high-speed impacts to high-jinks on scooters.Take it from the author himself: "I've been the low boy all the way to general manager and have done every job in the industry including toilets. Yes, I've impounded a portable toilet."

Now available for the first time ever in paperback--the beloved book that was named a Library of Congress Book of the Year in 1987. Follow a jaunty little tow truck as he rescues three fellow tow trucks down on the their luck. A read-aloud delight --Booklist. Full color.