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Harry
Harry is the star of Book One of The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. He is based on the AM General HMMWV (Humvee).
Character card
- Best at
- Never tips over; steps over anything
- Quirk
- Too wide for lanes, gates and bridges
- Usually causes
- Gets wedged
- Read-aloud voice
- Warm American, slightly too loud
In the books
Arrives in Little Muddlebury from a long way away and ends up as the steadiest tea table on Steep Hill.
Appears in
Harry, Book One
Which real vehicle is Harry based on?
- Real vehicle
- AM General HMMWV (Humvee)
- Era
- 1980s
- Country
- USA
- Did you know?
- Built wide and low on purpose so he stays steady on slopes: 2.16 m wide, with about 40 cm of space underneath.
