Tough Trucks
Tough Trucks
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Kingfisher
Just the Series: Amazing Machines   

Series and Publisher: Amazing Machines   

Annotation: Lumbering tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tankers, and monster trucks rumble down the road with teams of animal truckers.
Genre: [Engineering]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #5526380
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kingfisher
Copyright Date: 2003
Edition Date: 2003 Release Date: 09/15/05
Illustrator: Parker, Ant,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 0-7534-5917-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-7534-5917-1
Dewey: 625.1
LCCN: 2005027410
Dimensions: 21 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2004)

"A tanker carries liquids, / so it's sealed up good and tight. / This shiny tanker's full of milk, / all creamy, cool, and white." In singsongy verse, these books describe the featured vehicles. Trucks mentions special equipment, such as CB radios; Tractors describes different attachments, such as the baler. The cheerful cartoony art with animal drivers will appeal to young listeners. [Review covers these titles: Tough Trucks and Tremendous Tractors.]

School Library Journal

PreS-Rhyming texts and busy cartoon art introduce these vehicles. A tanker, concrete mixer, garbage truck, and big rig are highlighted in Trucks. Parts such as pistons, a cab, CB radio, and semitrailer are mentioned in the text and depicted on a concluding labeled picture. Unfortunately, the illustrations don't always show the complete vehicle; only parts are shown at a time. Tractors provides solid information on farm equipment. Children learn that a tractor pulls a plow, harrow, roller, seed drill, mower, baler, combine, and trailer and see the roles that these pieces of equipment play on a farm field. Tractors are shown in their entirety, which makes the pictures appear less cluttered and better suited for toddler/preschool audiences. Both books feature the same animal characters-a bird, what appears to be a rabbit or dog, and a mouse-and they all have the same expressionless faces (a smile illustrated with a single black line). The rhymes are not exceptional, and the pictures are mediocre.-Olga R. Kuharets, Broward County Libraries, Fort Lauderdale, FL Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2004)
School Library Journal
Word Count: 300
Reading Level: 2.9
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.9 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 73458 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:2.3 / points:1.0 / quiz:Q45161
Lexile: AD590L

Amazing Machines: Tough Trucks follows Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse as they discover all kinds of trucks in a bright and bold rhyming picture book! Each page is filled with vehicles that machine-mad kids will love: lumbering tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tankers, and monster trucks galore! From electric cars to powerful rockets, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parker's bright, engaging artwork and Tony Mitton's simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Roaring Rockets , Patrolling Police Cars, and Amazing Airplanes.


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