Synopses & Reviews
Bring in the big rigs! Shiny, huge, heavy machinery rolls onto the job site. At the command of the Boss, the work beings, Digging, lifting, carrying, dumping, moving, and shaping are important tasks to accomplish. In this exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed Drive, Nathan Clement once again pairs his striking illustrations with spare, succinct prose, offering construction buffs a close-up view of the action and anticipation at the job site.
Review
"Over the course of a day on the job, a burly construction foreman, referred to only as 'Boss,' makes good on his name and bosses around a bulldozer, excavator, dump truck, and other vehicles. . . . Featuring the same brad of bold digital artwork seen in Drive, this book also makes excellent use of perspective to play up the machines' immensity and power; when Boss commands a crane to 'Lift that stone!' readers get a worm's-eye view of the action from behind his boot, his shadow in the dirt showing him with his arms raised like a minor god. . . . Boss is the ultimate reader surrogate, wielding unquestioned power over the mightiest of machines. What more could a kid want?'--Publishers Weekly, starred review
Review
* "Should delight truck lovers every bit as much as its predecessor, Drive (2008). . . . What more could a kid want?" --Publishers Weekly, starred review
Review
"Has a welcome simplicity that suits younger readers just as well, even as it uses real vocabulary for the trucks and their parts. . . . A good choice for group sharing." --Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Nathan Clement is a graphic artist by profession and a truck aficionado by choice. Nathan has worked in communications for seventeen years. He has owned a printing company, designed books, been an art director for an ad agency, and currently works at illustrating and writing. He earned his BFA in art and writing from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1989. He lives with his wife in Indianapolis, Indiana.