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Title:

Truck

Author:

Crews, Donald author, illustrator.

ISBN:

9780688802448

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Greenwillow Books, c1980.

Physical Description:

[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.

Reading Level:

NP L Lexile

Subject Term:

Trucks -- Fiction.

Vehicles -- Fiction.

Voyages and travels -- Fiction.

Shipping -- Fiction.

Traffic signs and signals -- Fiction.

Stories without words.

Summary:

Follow the big red truck on its cross-country journey in Donald Crew's classic wordless book, from loading to unloading. Perfect for sharing with the very young.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake)	PICTURE BOOK CRE	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Oakdale Library	EASY CRE	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)	PICTURE BOOK CRE	Searching... Unknown
Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	EASY CRE	Searching... Unknown
Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	EASY CRE	Searching... Unknown

Summary

A bright, classic book for truck-obsessed toddlers. This Caldecott Honor Book is from the beloved author-artist Donald Crews.

In this wordless picture book, a large red trailer truck packed with tricycles moves through pages of fog, truck stops, and crowded highways. "Beautifully executed and appealing."--School Library Journal

This is an ideal book to share with preschoolers, both at home and in the classroom--especially those who love books about transportation!

Truck is written and illustrated by the celebrated creator of Freight Train, Bigmama's, School Bus, and many other classic and award-winning picture books for young children. Truck was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association and was also named an ALA Notable Book for Children.

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Kirkus Review

A high-impact, visually exciting first book, with more power than Freight Train. Crews starts with twenties-style poster dynamics and takes off--in a bold red truck that has the word TRUCKING, in blocky white letters, extending the full height and length of the trailer. You catch a shot of the truck being loaded (with its graphically represented cargo of tricycles). You follow it. . . smack up against a lineup of directional signs, then on past other trucks, through a tunnel, and into a TRUCK STOP (as the letters on another truck there indicate)--where jazzy neon signs and arrows glare out from the night-black pages. The red truck proceeds, through diagonal rain which mutes the colors, along a crowded highway, and over a mutliple overpass (no simple cloverleaf) that kids won't want to leave. The last picture, a near mirror image of the first, shows the rear door ajar ready for unloading. Throughout, Crews' slants, angles, skylines, signs, and blocks of color interact in an exhilarating demonstration of controlled energy. To call due attention here would take Crews' flashing arrows and letters as large as his TRUCKING. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

A truck leaves the loading dock to travel across the country to its final destination. A Caldecott Honor Book.

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