New book Let’s Learn Numbers & Counting with Tractors, Diggers and Trucks was launched at Dig IT
Gold Coast author Ghina Makari Cane launched Let’s Learn Numbers & Counting with Tractors, Diggers and Trucks at an event at Dig IT children’s play centre in Queensland, blending play with STEM learning for toddlers.
The new series turns a toddler’s fascination with machines into a fun, attention-friendly learning tool for young children.
Let’s Learn Numbers and Counting with Tractors, Diggers and Trucks is the debut title from local author Ghina Makari Cane. The book blends early-learning psychology with bright, engaging visuals to help young children stay focused while they learn to count from 1–20, build STEM knowledge, and develop early critical-thinking skills.
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The launch was held at Dig IT on Tamborine Mountain. From hard hats to high-vis, mini-excavators to million-block demolitions, Dig IT has given over 200,000 kids (and plenty of parents) the thrill of operating real machinery in the ultimate dirt-loving adventure.
Makari Cane says the idea for the books came from her own son.
“Like many parents, I watched my toddler light up every time he saw a truck or digger,” she says.
“One day, while I was working on a zoo book, he said, ‘Mama, Mama, I want four diggers and five trucks!’ And just like that, an idea was born. I could turn his love of machines into a powerful learning tool, a book that makes learning feel easy, exciting and fun.”