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Trucks to the Rescue! - by William Low (Board Book)

Trucks to the Rescue! - by  William Low (Board Book)
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Last Price: 7.99 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this bright, action-packed board book, favorite trucks come to the rescue. Kids will delight in repeating the refrain "to the rescue!" with each different truck--fire truck, dump truck, tow truck, and more. Full color. 1/2.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In this bright and action-packed board book, favorite trucks are here to save the day! <p/>Whether it's a flat tire or a kitten stuck in a tree, trucks come to the rescue in this board book. Kids will love repeating the refrain to the rescue! with each different truck--fire truck, vacuum truck, tow truck, and more. William Low's characteristically beautiful art brings these big machines to life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><i></i>Low's artwork is stunning, using thick brushstrokes and rich colors and shadows to re-create detailed city and suburban scenes--readers will want to linger on each spread. --<i>School Library Journal</i> on <i>Trucks to the Rescue!</i> <p/>Low demonstrates how five powerful trucks save the day in a richly illustrated board book with a cause-and-effect cadence. In alternating spreads, Low presents a problem ("A pipe is broken--flooded street") then reveals the truck that can fix it ("Vacuum truck to the rescue!") in lines that all but demand to be shouted. --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> on <i>Trucks to the Rescue!</i> <p/>The richly colored pages of <i>Machines Go To Work</i> probably could not be more exactly calibrated to entrance the vehicle-oriented, 2-to-6-year-old male demographic. -- <i>The</i> <i>Wall Street Journal </i>on <i>Machines Go To Work</i> <p/>Let these machines do all the work; the reading about them is pure pleasure. --<i>The Horn Book</i>, <b>starred review, </b>on <i>Machines Go To Work</i> <p/>Thoughtful design, dynamic art, and solid information make this a standout! --<i>Booklist, </i> <b>starred review</b>, on <i>Machines Go To Work in the City</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>William Low </b>has had a lifelong fascination with machines. He is the author and illustrator of <i>Feathered Dinosaurs </i>and the <i>New York Times </i>Best Illustrated Book <i>Old Penn Station, </i> as well as the illustrator of many books for children. Mr. Low is a four-time silver medal winner at the Society of Illustrators. He teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York

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