Part of a new series for young children which examines different machines, these books take a "day in the life of" format. Through simple text and colourful drawings, they show how each machine is used. This book is about a tugboat. Other titles in this series include "The Story of a Jumbo Jet","The Story of a Helicopter", "The Story of a Digger", "The Story of a Truck" and "The Story of a Tractor". Angela Royston is also author of the "Animal Life Stories" and "Farm Animal Stories" series.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called On the Move .

There are 24 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 1990 by Pan Macmillan .

Angela Royston has written and edited many books for children about science and nature.