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40 pp.
| Atheneum/Jackson |
June, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-2435-7$14.99
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Illustrated by
Craig Frazier.
Solid, up-to-date information is leavened with lively verse and a touch of whimsy. The text celebrates trucks' features, from cabs to pistons, and diverse cargoes ("books and bulldozers, / dolls and clocks"). Frazier plays with scale--either the cargoes are gigantic or the trucks are toys--to depict the chunky vehicles. This is a graphically handsome addition to a popular genre.