Terry and the Bully - Softcover

Terry is a good little tractor who always tries to do the right thing. Terry and all the other machines agree to work together according to a plan. All except one named Thurman, who is a bully. When Thurman takes Terry's "special work place" and pushes him around, Terry loses his temper. He tries to fight the bully, but he only gets hurt and the boss becomes upset with him.

The boss makes the two apologize, but both still feel angry. Later, through great effort, Terry saves Thurman from tumbling over a cliff. The two decide it is better to be friends than enemies. Terry concludes, "I guess to have a firend, you need to be a friend."

This popular book series is a collection of entertaining and educational stories about a small but highly motivated young tractor named Terry. Terry and his friends encounter real life jobs and problems and solve them through hard work and newly learned job skills. Boys and girls from ages three through ten have come to love Terry and his grit and determination. Terry has his faults and sometimes gets angry or does things wrong, but he learns from his mistakes just as real children do. The jobs Terry performs and the situations he faces are based on the real life experiences of the author, Mike Rucker. Mike has been a Service Representative and troubleshooter for Caterpillar Inc. for more than 39 years. Read with the children in your life!