Diggers are good at dig, dig, digging, / scooping up the earth, and
lifting and tipping. / They make huge holes with their dig, dig,
digging. / They can work all day." With simple rhymes and bold
illustrations, Mayo (Wiggle Waggle Fun, 2002, etc.) and Ayliffe
(The Busy Building Book, not reviewed, etc.) introduce 11 working
vehicles. As the title and cover suggest, most of them are used in
construction. Created out of cut and torn papers, Ayliffe's vibrant
collages fill each double-page spread. "Diggers," for example,
shows the bright red machine against an expanse of mustard yellow
earth; a turquoise blue fence surrounds the site and pink, lilac,
and blue buildings speckle the horizon. Mayo widens her lens by
putting the spotlight on "Fire Engines" and "Rescue Vehicles."
Depicting the former, Ayliffe places the vehicle against a purple
slope and yellow sky; the fire engine reaches across the length of
the page while an arc of water, which appears to be created out of
translucent tracing paper, blasts into a burning building ("Fire
engines are good at race, race, racing. / Look out! Look out!
Bright lights flashing. / Hoses at the ready for swoosh, swoosh,
swooshing. / They can work all day"). Tractors and garbage trucks
are also highlighted. The final illustration shows the vehicles
cloaked in twilight hues ("Brakes on, / engines off, the sun is
setting. / No beep-beeping, no vroom-vrooming. / Shhh! / They can
rest all night"). Young children, fascinated by the sounds,
actions, and sheer enormity of these vehicles will find much to
like in these busy scenes. (Picture book. 3-5) (Kirkus Reviews)
All the favourites are here in this bright, bold picture book for
machine-mad little ones - from diggers and tractors, to cranes,
bulldozers and more! With fun, rhyming text and vibrant artwork,
this is perfect for sharing and reading aloud. Children will love
spotting all the details on each page and joining in with all the
different sounds; as tractors 'squelch' through the mud and dumper
trucks go 'crash!'. Part of the best-selling Awesome Engines range.
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