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What's better than a truck? A truck on top of another truck! Trucks
on Trucks hits the highways and the byways while exploring basic
concepts such as size, shape, color, numbers, and professions. A
wonderful choice for children who love vehicles vehicles and books
such as Donald Crews's Truck and Freight Train, and Alice Schertle
and Jill McElmurry's Little Blue Truck. Trucks on trucks on trucks!
Large trucks, small trucks, red trucks, blue trucks . . . and don't
forget about your truck. Featuring Sorche Fairbank's lively,
rhythmic text and illustrator Nik Henderson's bold and energetic
art, this picture book stars page after page of trucks hauling
trucks. Trucks on Trucks is custom-built for vehicle lovers and
introduces young readers to basic preschool concepts such as size,
colors, numbers, professions, and community. A fresh new take on
the classic "things that go" theme.
Relax on a cruise ship, catch a flight at the airport or travel on
a canalboat in this sticker book full of bustling travel scenes.
There are over 150 stickers to bring each scene to life, from cars,
buses, planes and trains to tourists, passengers and much more. A
perfect activity for a journey or holiday.
Dump Truck, Dump Truck Coming through! I spy a triangle-how about
you? It's no secret that toddlers of any gender love big vehicles.
Shape Up, Construction Trucks! uses rhyming verse and bright
photographs to celebrate this enthusiasm in a unique take on
conceptual shape books. Each spread highlights geometric shapes
hiding in plain sight on excavators, bulldozers, cranes, and more.
And after the toddlers have browsed the pages to their heart's
content, a final note to parents offers enriching, age-appropriate
activities to keep building their child's foundational learning
skills. With repetitive, easy-to-remember verse from the
award-winning author of Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, Victoria
Allenby's Shape Up, Construction Trucks! is a highly visual shape
book that digs deep. It earned starred reviews from School Library
Journal, which called it, "clear, crisp, clean, and concise," and
from Kirkus Reviews, which declared it was "sure to be a hit."
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Faraway Things
(Hardcover)
Dave Eggers; Illustrated by Kelly Murphy
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Lucian's father called them faraway things, those mysterious
objects orphaned upon the windswept shore, their stories long lost
in the shroud of ocean fog. Lucian's discovery on the beach this
particular day, though, is no ordinary faraway thing. It's a
cutlass: strong, shiny, and powerful. As its history comes to
light, Lucian faces a choice: cling to the sword he loves or accept
a gift that shines farther, wider, and deeper than he could have
ever dreamed. Stunningly illustrated with evocative art by Kelly
Murphy and written by award-winning and bestselling writer Dave
Eggers, here is a profound and resonant tale about the reward of
letting go.
These fun books shaped like vehicles have four wheels so little
drives can race them anywhere. Full color.
Let your young tractor-lover get up close to these mighty machines!
Filled with exciting vintage tractors, powerful farming machines
and the latest state-of-the-art John Deere, this tractor book for
kids shows all kinds of big and noisy farm vehicles at work. Hop
inside the cab and get a drivers-eye view! This children's book
about tractors includes: - Brand-new photography shows galleries of
colourful tractors and all their amazing attachments - Important
and interesting tractors are highlighted, with all parts clearly
labelled - Covers a wide range of tractor attachments, from ploughs
to bulldozer blades, and explains all the parts and how they work -
Also includes weird and wonderful tractors, ploughing competitions,
and tractor restoration Explore the wonderful world of farming and
see tractors big and small in action! DPS spreads and stunning
images show tractors and machinery hard at work - from ploughing
and harvesting to carrying heavy loads and building or breaking.
Total Tractor! is the perfect way to engage children aged 6-11
years with fun facts and essential stats about tractors including
pulling power, tyre size, and much more! Travel through time with
the pictures of tractors through the ages. Discover historic steam
engines in incredible detail and follow their development right up
to the present day. Children will also get to explore all the
different types of tractors, such as the bulldozers and diggers in
the city and the giant saw-wielding forestry tractors. This is a
must-have farm book for any child who is passionate about tractors
and machinery!
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Monster Trucks!
(Paperback)
Susan E Goodman; Illustrated by Michael J Doolittle
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Its tires are over five feet tall. It is as heavy as an elephant.
And it can jump, race, and crush like a monster It's a monster
truck
Whether racing over ramps, plowing through mud, or crushing cars,
monster trucks are the biggest and baddest trucks out there The
bestselling and award-winning team that brought you "Choppers " and
"Motorcycles , " author Susan E. Goodman and photographer Michael
J. Doolittle, show readers how these beasts came to be, how they
work, how they get ready for a show, and some of the exciting
tricks that only monster trucks can do. This action-packed Step 3
Step into Reading beginning reader is filled with you-are-there
color photographs
Informative and fast-paced, this book is perfect for boys and girls
who love everything on wheels
A rhyming picture book about how sometimes it's not the biggest,
strongest, or the fastest, but the littlest who can get the job
done! "Charming, entertaining, and original, The Littlest Airplane
is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to family,
daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library
picture book collections for children ages 4-7." -Midwest Book
Review "This is a really cute story about a plane that is smaller
than all the others. He feels inferior because he can't do what the
big planes can. But when people get stuck in a storm and call for
help, the big planes are too big to land to rescue the people, the
little plane can reach them and he saves them. The illustrations
were cute; I love the expressiveness of the planes. . . 4 stars."
-Youth Services Book Review "The text clearly stands out against
Joseph's wonderful illustrations, which work in tandem with the
text to convey exactly what's happening in the story. These scenes
are big and colorful, making it easy to see all aspects of the
picture, even from a distance-perfect for story hours. . .
Altogether, Hartman has created another wonderful ride of a story.
A great rhyming read aloud for little learners to introduce
different types of planes and spot light the oft-forgotten bush
plane." -School Library Journal "The story told in lilting rhyming
text is brought to life in colorful illustrations featuring
personified airplanes with expressive faces and beautiful Alaskan
scenery. Facts about bush planes and a labeled diagram of a plane
appear in the back pages. Young children identify with being small
and wanting to be important. They will recognize this story as a
good companion to The Little Engine That Could." -Children's
Literature Comprehensive Database "Alaska Northwest Books wings
into spring with... The Littlest Airplane by Brooke Hartman, illus.
by John Joseph, in which a storm necessitates calling a mighty
little bush plane to rescue people stuck on a mountain in the
snow." -Publishers Weekly, Spring 2022 Children's Sneak Previews At
a landing strip in the far north, a little bush plane watches
quietly as bigger, stronger, faster planes take off for adventure.
But when a storm hits and hikers are stranded on the mountain, who
will come to the rescue? Told in rhyming verse with bright
illustrations, The Littlest Airplane soars high with heart and
excitement.
From Stephenson's Rocket to today's modern bullet trains, chidren
will be fascinated by the history of locomotion as they explore
this exciting flap book. Lift the flaps to explore all kinds of
exciting trains, from a luxury steam train fit for a queen to
super-fast trains that run on magnets, trains that can climb up
mountains, and lots, lots more. Topics include the 'Golden age of
steam', 'Luxury travel' and 'Steam giants', all vibrantly
illustrated with over 60 flaps to lift. With internet links to
exciting websites to find out more.
Explore an underwater world with Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse in this
marine adventure all about submarines. Zippy wordplay, zappy art,
plus a visual dictionary, make this title a must have for
bookshelves everywhere. Available for the first time in paperback,
this book is filled with lively rhyming text by the award-winning
poet Tony Mitton that perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold,
bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying submarine
parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about subs engaging and
fun.
Describes some of the different kinds of vehicles that workers
drive.
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Find, Fix, Go!
(Paperback)
Chris Oxlade; Illustrated by Jez Tuya
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Become an engineer for the day in this interactive STEAM book for
vehicle-loving children aged 3+ years. Find out what's gone wrong
with the vehicles using the clues and cross-sections to help you,
Fix them by spotting the right tools to do the job, and then they
can Go! For fans of Usborne's Look Inside Things That Go and Penny
Dale's Dinosaur Zoom. Perfect for exploring STEAM and other
high-interest topics. Bite-sized text and hands-on learning make
this a really fun introduction to things that go. The engaging
characters bring each vehicle to life and the book features all of
the vehicles that little ones love: trains, diggers, cement mixers,
helicopters, aeroplanes and spacecraft. With so much to spot and
problems to solve, this great value book will keep littles ones
busy for hours and they won't even realise how much they are
learning along the way. It is a perfect gift for children who love
machines and inspiring the next generation of engineers.
An inspiring picture book biography about Hazel Ying Lee, the first
Chinese American woman to fly for the US military. Hazel Ying Lee
was born fearless -- she was not afraid of anything, and the moment
she took her first airplane ride, she knew where she belonged. When
people scoffed at her dreams of becoming a pilot, Hazel wouldn't
take no for an answer. She joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots
during World War II. It was a dangerous job, but Hazel flew with
joy and boldness. This moving, true story about a groundbreaking
figure will inspire young readers to challenge barriers and reach
for the sky.
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Pop-up Ocean
(Hardcover)
Ingela P. Arrhenius; Illustrated by Ingela P. Arrhenius
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These fun books shaped like vehicles have four wheels so little
drivers can race them anywhere. Whether your child loves farm
tractors, dump trucks, fire trucks, or sports cars, every young
reader will find one of these books fascinating and entertaining.
A portion of the proceeds from Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey will be donated to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund. For more information or to make a donation, please visit http://www.ttof.org. This is the inspiring true story of the John J. Harvey—a retired New York City fireboat reinstated on September 11, 2001. Originally launched in 1931, the Harvey was the most powerful fireboat of her time. After the September 11 attacks, with fire hydrants at Ground Zero inoperable and the Hudson River's water supply critical to fighting the blaze, the fire department called on the Harvey for help. There were adjustments—forcing water into hoses by jamming soda bottles and wood into nozzles with a sledgehammer—and then the fireboat's volunteer crew pumped much-needed water to the disaster site. The John J. Harvey proved she was still one of New York's Bravest! Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life, celebrating the energy, vitality and hope of a place and its people.
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