Trucks
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Byron Barton
Brief text and illustrations present a variety of trucks and what they do.
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Job site
by
Nathan Clement
The bulldozer, the excavator, the loader, and other heavy machinery all have important tasks to accomplish at the job site: digging, lifting, carrying, dumping, moving, shaping.
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The little dump truck
by
Margery Cuyler
Donning the appropriate attire for the task ahead, Hard Hat Pete hops aboard his little dump truck and gets to work, moving large rocks, debris, and many heavy loads throughout a busy day at the local landfill.
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Five trucks
by
Brian Floca
In a picture book by the creator of The Frightful Story of Harry Walfish, five different trucks--including a catering truck and a tractor with baggage carts--do five different jobs to get an airplane ready for takeoff.
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Dinotrux
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Chris Gall
Monster trucks, such as the Garbageadon and Craneosaurus, are featured in this exciting book about ferocious vehicles with prehistoric personalities that chomp, stomp, and mow their way through and over anything that gets in their way.
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Red truck, yellow truck
by Michelle Robinson
When they get sidetracked by numerous obstacles, red truck, yellow truck and their dog drivers wonder if they will get their jobs done before quitting time.
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Hush, little trucker
by Kim Norman
This truck-themed lullaby, a classic spin on Hush, Little Baby, follows a mother and child as they imagine taking the wheel of various vehicles, from a bulldozer to a front-end loader to a giant crane.
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Mighty dads
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Joan Holub
The best-selling co-author of the Heroes in Training series and the acclaimed creator of the Pete the Cat series present a lyrical celebration of dedicated and hard-working fathers in the story of a series of truck dads who teach their growing construction-vehicle kids to follow in their tracks.
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20 big trucks in the middle of the street
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Mark Lee
When an ice-cream truck breaks down in the middle of his street and blocks a growing number of other busy vehicles, a little boy remembers the important functions that each subsequent truck performs and devises a helpful solution.
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Trucks on trucks
by Sorche Fairbank
While exploring basic concepts such as size, shape, color, numbers, professions and community, this lively picture book features page after page of trucks hauling trucks.
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Machines go to work in the city
by
William Low
Featuring an interactive gatefold on every other page that expands illustrations on informative tri-fold spreads, a detailed storybook for young transportation enthusiasts profiles such vehicles as a bucket truck, a tower crane and an airplane. By the creator of Old Penn Station.
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Dig dig digging
by
Margaret Mayo
Simple rhymes introduce various large vehicles, such as dump trucks, fire engines, and tractors, and describe the work that they do.
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I'm dirty!
by
Kate McMullan
Youngsters are invited to spend the day working in the dirt with a backhoe loader, who absolutely loves his job, as he digs, pulls, pushes, and chomps!
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Construction countdown
by
K. C. Olson
A rhyming counting book presents preschoolers with an illustrated collection of construction trucks at work with simple descriptions of the various jobs they do.
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Goodnight, goodnight, construction site
by
Sherri Duskey Rinker
At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.
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The trucker
by
Barbara Samuels
Leo, who loves trucks, is disappointed when he receives a cat named Lola instead of a toy fire truck, but just when Leo has had enough of Lola's mischievous ways, she proves to be a "trucker" after all. By the creator of Dolores on Her Toes.
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Supertruck
by
Stephen Savage
A mild-mannered little garbage truck sets aside his spectacles and becomes the mysterious snow-plowing Supertruck when a colossal blizzard hits the city. By the award-winning creator of Polar Bear Night.
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Where do diggers sleep at night?
by
Brianna Caplan Sayres
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal what trucks, tractors and construction vehicles do to get ready for bed after a hard day's work.
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Little Blue Truck
by
Alice Schertle
When Blue the pickup truck gets stuck in the mud after helping to push a dump truck out of the muck, his farm animal friends do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road.
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Truckery rhymes
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Jon Scieszka
"Pop Blows the Diesel" and "Swing Around with Rosie" are just two of the many rhymes, songs, and tales presented in this fun collection that features an ensemble of friendly trucks of all shapes, sizes, and personalities.
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The grumpy dump truck
by
Brie Spangler
Bertrand the dump truck is always grumpy and mean, but a chance encounter with a porcupine reveals that his bad mood has a cause.
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Big truck little island
by Chris Van Dusen
When a big truck and its big load get stuck on a narrow road, traffic on the little island comes to a halt. Some cars need to go south and some have to travel north. How will Meg get to her swim meet? What about Barry's ballet class? Luckily, the kids come up with an ingenious solution: why not just swap cars?
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Minerva Louise and the red truck
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Janet Morgan Stoeke
Fans of the funky chicken Minerva Louise can journey along with her in her red truck as she ventures to the countryside to see and experience all the sights in her very unique way.
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I love trucks!
by
Philemon Sturges
A child names fifteen of his favorite trucks and the special jobs they perform, from trucks that dump and trucks that dig to trucks that gobble trash and trucks that fight fires.
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Roadwork
by
Sally Sutton
As they prepare to build the road, big trucks and machinery are brought out to do the job--from loading the dirt and clearing a pathway to rolling the tar and sweeping up the debris at the very end.
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The runaway no-wheeler
by Peter Stein
A sturdy, long-hauling 18-wheeler navigates wheel-popping obstacles, from potholes and slimy cliffsides to duck crossings and alien space rockets, to make an important delivery in time. Illustrated by the award-winning creator of The Red Lemon.
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Shape up, construction trucks!
by Victoria Allenby
This book uses rhyming verse and bright photographs in a unique take on conceptual shape books. Each spread highlights geometric shapes hiding in plain sight on excavators, bulldozers, cranes, and more. There is also a note to parents offering enriching, age-appropriate activities to keep building their child's foundational skills.
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