Synopses & Reviews
Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road. Filled with truck sounds and animals noises, here is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others.
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What a lark! . . . A guaranteed crowd-pleaser. You can never have too many dinosaur books, and this ones definitely see-worthy.”The Bulletin
Exuberant . . . Young salts and dinosaur devotees will likely be happy to sign on for a cruise with this boisterous bunch.”Publishers Weekly
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«“Lunds (
Dinosailors) rhyming story, about a team of ghoulish monsters who ride bulldozers and cranes, has just about everything a child could hope for, from fantastical characters to vehicles, from muck and mud to screams and shouts to ‘monsteroni and cheese.. . . The fun extends to the endpapers, which feature monsters in construction machines.” --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
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"The rollicking, rhyming text is great for reading aloud. Fine's playful, colorful dinosaurs are remarkably expressive and full of child appeal....And with such subject matter as dinosaurs and trains who could go too far wrong?" - School Library Journal
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"The rollicking, rhyming text is great for reading aloud. Fine's playful, colorful dinosaurs are remarkably expressive and full of child appeal....And with such subject matter as dinosaurs and trains who could go too far wrong?" - School Library Journal
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"Schertle's (All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurry's (Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naïveté and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic." --Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08) "Schertles (All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurrys (Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naïveté and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic." --Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08) -- Publishers Weekly
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Thisand#160;high-rhyming, tummy-tickling, rip-snortingly hilarious tale of high jinks on the high seas begins when a crew of novice dinosailors sets sail for adventure . . . only to find that something even better awaits them back home.
The wind is high, the sea is rough, and dinosailors are dinotough! (Aren't they?)
and#147;What a lark! . . . A guaranteed crowd-pleaser. You can never have too many dinosaur books, and this oneand#8217;s definitely see-worthy.and#8221;and#151;The Bulletin
and#147;Exuberant . . . Young salts and dinosaur devotees will likely be happy to sign on for a cruise with this boisterous bunch.and#8221;and#151;Publishers Weekly
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Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs.
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They climb! They drop! These rail-riding dinos just can't stop!
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They stoke the boiler, stow the luggage, and when hills are steep, they even get out and push. That's right, the thrill-seeking daredevil dinosaurs from
Dinosailors are back, and now they're riding a train. But this train is more like a roller coaster--up, down, and faster and faster, until the dinos realize the brakes are out!
Laughs and thrills abound in this rip-snorting tale of reckless reptiles and their runaway train.
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'\'Make way for this MONSTEROUS construction crew!\\n
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Load the cargo, stoke the coal—this dinotrain is set to roll!
The hills are steep, the ride is long, but dinotrainers wont go wrong . . .
Unless this trainosaurus wrecks. . . !
(It wont, will it?) This energetic and exciting tale of one wild dinoride is just right for train- and dino-obsessed toddlers, and its ingenious rhyming wordplay makes it a great read-aloud.
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The wind is high, the sea is rough, and dinosailors are dinotough! (Aren't they?)
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A little blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a bit of help from his friends.
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Prepare for a high-rhyming, tummy-tickling, rip-snortingly hilarious tale of hijinks on the high seas when a crew of novice dinosailors set sail for adventure . . . only to find that something even better awaits them back home.
Deb Lund has created a dinovoyage of epic proportions, an outrageous journey that finds a dinomite match in the equally outlandish art of Howard Fine.
About the Author
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All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurry's (
Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naand#239;vetand#233; and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic."and#160; --
Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08)and#160;"Schertles (
All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurrys (
Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naand#239;vetand#233; and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic."andnbsp; --
Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08)andnbsp;
ALICE SCHERTLE is an award-winning poet whose much-loved books for children include
All You Need for a Beachand
All You Need for a Snowman. She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.
JILL MCELMURRYand#160;is the celebratedand#160;illustrator ofOur Nestand#160;by Reeve Lindbergh as well as her ownand#160;Mad About Plaidandand#160;I'm NOT a Baby!and#160;She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.and#160;