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24 pp.
| Simon Spotlight |
February, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-4158-3$15.99
|
PaperISBN 978-1-4169-4147-7$3.99
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K-3Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series.
Illustrated by
David Shannon
&
Loren Long.
Also illustrated by David Gordon. Truck Jack calls his compadres to order: "Trucks line up!" As blue, pink, and green trucks fall into formation, Pete, who marches to his own drummer, realizes he was skipped ("Hey...What about me?"). Once that's sorted, the vehicles add their own humorous twist to the final "Line...UP!" Per usual, the story's frenzied energy will be a draw for some readers.