"Featuring over 500 entries on tools categorized by function, Compendium of Tools is a celebration of home improvement and skilled craftwork. The book covers a variety of tools used by amateurs, both hand tools and power tools, and offers some background information, interesting history, care tips, advice on what projects they are best for, and suggestions of other similar tools to consider adding to a collection. With detailed entries and illustrations,...

The saw cuts, the hammer hits, and the drill makes holes; so Drew needs a job too.

When school supplies go missing and suspicious bite marks appear, Chico the monkey (with his tool belt) investigates the mystery.

Chico the monkey has to step in and save the day when his friend Clark the elephant's cooking nearly destroys their town.

In a messy yard, a team of tools gets organized, then spends a busy day building a shed.

"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to backhoes. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

An easy-to-read description of the basic tools found in a toolbox.

"When the Invention Hunters, a group of globe-trotting invention collectors, visit a construction site in their flying museum, a boy helps them by explaining how simple machines like levers, pulleys, and cranks work"--

"Learn how to choose the best tool for getting any project done quickly, correctly, and efficiently from the editors of Popular Mechanics."--Back cover.

Buckets, booms, and backhoes are just a few of the cool parts on these interesting machines. Learn more about diggers of all sizes inside! -- Publisher's description.