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Denise
Denise is the star of Book Seven of The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. She is based on the Diamond T 980 tank transporter.
Star of Book Seven
Big, strong, built for the heaviest loads, and friends with everybody.
“Heavy? That's nothing!”Read Denise's story →
Character card
- Best at
- Pulling the heaviest trailer loads
- Quirk
- Doesn't know her own strength
- Usually causes
- Pulls a bit too hard
- Read-aloud voice
- Chicago, brassy, big-hearted
In the books
Built in America and given a British engine in the 1950s, she is never sure which she is. In her own book she learns that her friends like her because she is kind and caring.
Appears in
Denise, Book Seven
Which real vehicle is Denise based on?
- Real vehicle
- Diamond T 980 tank transporter
- Era
- 1940s
- Country
- USA
- Did you know?
- The Diamond T 980 was built in Chicago from 1941. With its trailer it could carry loads of around 40 tonnes.
