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Hank

Hank is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. He is based on the M3 half-track.

Watercolour illustration of Hank, a friendly M3 half-track from The Green Machines

Can't decide if he's a truck or a tractor.

“Half and half, please.”

Character card

Best at
Wheels for roads, tracks for mud
Quirk
Never quite sure which he is
Usually causes
Wrong tool for the job
Read-aloud voice
Easy-going American drawl

In the books

Appears in

Which real vehicle is Hank based on?

Real vehicle
M3 half-track
Era
1940s
Country
USA
Did you know?
Wheels at the front, tracks at the back, so he can do a bit of both.

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