{"product_id":"the-green-machines-book-11-old-charlie","title":"The Green Machines Book 11: Old Charlie (Children's Picture Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order the paperback, or read it tonight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose your format:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback (pre-order), £5.99:\u003c\/strong\u003e posted in the first week of December 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital copy (PDF), £3.00:\u003c\/strong\u003e emailed to you straight away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback + Digital copy, £6.99:\u003c\/strong\u003e read the PDF now and get the paperback in December.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld Charlie\u003c\/strong\u003e is Book Eleven of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Machines\u003c\/strong\u003e, the children's picture book series by David Woods about helpful vehicles with big personalities in the village of Little Muddlebury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Charlie spends every day polishing, and he never gets his wheels dirty if he can help it. Today he is the wedding car for Jenny and David. But the River Dabble has burst its banks, the bridge has vanished, and when Gamma floats the bride across, the flood starts to carry them away. Old Charlie has to decide what matters more: his shine, or his friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading age: 4 to 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 pages, square format (146 x 146 mm), illustrated in colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by David Woods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriends in this story: Gamma, Harry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnds with a page of true facts about the real vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne duck hides in every picture for children to find\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal Old Charlie is an Austin Champ, built in Birmingham, England, between 1951 and 1956, with an engine designed by Rolls-Royce. He has five gears forwards and five backwards, and with his breathing pipe up he could wade through water six feet deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Old Charlie and all 38 Green Machines at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreenmachinesbooks.co.uk\/books\/old-charlie\"\u003ethegreenmachinesbooks.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Green Machines","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (pre-order)","offer_id":58631980941695,"sku":"GM-S1-11-OLDCHARLIE","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital copy (PDF)","offer_id":58632023802239,"sku":"GM-S1-11-OLDCHARLIE-PDF","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback + Digital copy","offer_id":58632023835007,"sku":"GM-S1-11-OLDCHARLIE-BUNDLE","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/4490\/6801\/files\/the-green-machines-book-11-old-charlie.jpg?v=1791318123","url":"https:\/\/www.militarymart.co.uk\/products\/the-green-machines-book-11-old-charlie","provider":"MilitaryMart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}