New Kids Book Transports Young Readers Through Farming History on the Back of a Red Tractor

The latest children’s book from Octane Press transports readers ages 8-12 through a tractor time travel adventure! Revolutionary Red Tractors: Technology that Transformed American Farms, explores how the invention and evolution of agricultural technology changed the farmer’s day-do-day life. Written by award-winning author of the Red Tractor series Lee Klancher and children’s science writer Katie Free, young farmers take readers on a journey that begins in 1830 and blasts 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, accompanied by an engaging narrative showcasing children’s roles on the family farm and dynamic graphics that illustrate the mechanics, engineering, and physics of these ground-breaking tractors. Stunning, spreads of featured tractors break down stats such as speed, horsepower, and weight. 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!

Revolutionary Red Tractors is part of a new series, Machine Marvels, that combines engrossing narratives with engaging STEM concepts for ages 8-12. In the series, young readers will learn engineering, physics, math, and industrial design through the extraordinary machines that shape our world.

For release on October 7, 2022, Revolutionary Red Tractors will be available in print and ePub versions from octanepress.com and anywhere books are sold.