Synopses & Reviews
The girls are in chargeand#160;in this full-to-the-brim collectionand#160;featuring ten stories that can each be read aloud in five minutes flat. Fearless, fun, determined, daring, kind, and confident . . . these girls rule! Whether you're looking for a strong role model, a quick pick-me-up, a jolt of inspiration, or just a giggle, this treasury has all that and more! A padded cover with plenty of glitz and gloss makes this the perfect book for gifting.and#160;and#160; and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Get a good dose of girl power with these tenand#160;titles: Karen Beaumont and Dave Catrow's I Like Myself!; Beth Cadena and Frank Dormer's Supersister; Marilyn Singer and Alexandra Boiger's Tallulahand#8217;s Tutu; Jeanne Birdsall and Matt Phelan's Floraand#8217;s Very Windy Day; Tammi Sauer and Joe Berger's Princess in Training; Monica Brown and Magaly Morales's Chavela and the Magic Bubble; Jessica Meserve's Small Sister; Margaret Chodos-Irvine's Ella Sarah Gets Dressed; Erica Silverman and Betsy Lewin's Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa; Cynthia Jabar's Wow, It Sure is Good to Be You!
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"Cozy . . . [A] cheerful ride."--
Booklist"A practically perfect read-aloud . . . This is one ride readers will look forward to taking over and over."--Kirkus Reviews
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"Bright, vigorous pictures with plenty of action and endless detail portray Katy at work for the Highway Department of the city of Geoppolis." Horn Book
"Bright, vigorous pictures with plenty of action and endless detail portray Katy at work for the Highway Department of the city of Geoppolis." Horn Book Guide
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"For junior aficionados of extra-heavy equipment, Todd offers a verbal and visual inventory of delights." Publishers Weekly
"Fourteen monster trucks are brought to life through giant cartoons that roar with personality and an enthusiastic text." School Library Journal
"In this crowd-pleasing portrait gallery, 14 burly, rugged, cartoon trucks pose against monochromatic, minimally detailed backgrounds, accompanied by equally muscular captions... Roar on!" Kirkus Reviews
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and#171;and#8220;Lundand#8217;s (
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 and#8216;monsteroni and cheese.and#8217;. . . The fun extends to the endpapers, which feature monsters in construction machines.and#8221; --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
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"Loaded with details for kids to pore over, the pictures, which often cleverly overlap on the page, catch the colorful energy of urban- and suburbanites on the move. . . . A loving, comforting book for grownups to share with their children." Booklist, ALA
Synopsis
A lively collection of free-wheeling fun, this jam-packed treasury features ten stories about bikes, cars, trains, and machines that can each be read aloud in five minutes flat. Whether they prefer semi trucks, tanker trucks, pickup trucks, or tow trucks, when on-the-go kids need a break from the hustle and bustle this story time collection is there to give them a lift! Features a padded cover withand#160;plenty ofand#160;shine. Includes ten tales that are ready to roll: Curious George Takes a Train by Margret and H. A. Rey Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund, illustrated by Howard Fine Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Ivan Bates Monster Trucks! By Mark Todd Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw, illustrated by Margot Apple Rush Hour by Christine Loomis, illustrated by Mari Takabayashi Here Comes Darrell by Leda Schubert, illustrated by Mary Azarian Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund, illustrated by Robert Neubecker Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton PLUS jokes from Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry
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Get your daily dose of girl power withand#160;thisand#160;inspiring treasuryand#160;bursting withand#160;ten stories aboutand#160;ten amazing girls that can each be read aloud in five minutes flat!and#160;
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Laughter makes learning fun!and#160;Kids are sure to see themselves in these eight stories ofand#160;lovable, fallible, fantastic characters laughing and learning important life lessons. Includes bonus downloadable audio.and#160;
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Having trouble listening? Feeling uncomfortable in your own skin? Finding it difficult to work as a team? No matter the trouble, laughter is the best medicine! This value-packedand#160;collection features eight stories that will have kids laughing
and learning important lifeand#160;lessons.and#160;Parents will love that each story can be read aloud in five minutes flat.and#160;
Hurty Feelingsand#160;It Wasnand#39;t My Faultand#160;Listen, Buddyand#160;Me Firstand#160;A Porcupine Named Fluffyand#160;Princess Penelopeand#39;s Parrotand#160;The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chickenand#160;The Sheep in Wolfand#39;s Clothing
Includes bonus downloadable audio.
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Hang on--it's gonna be a bumpy ride!
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Farmer Dale is hauling a load of hay into town when he meets some bossy barnyard animals looking for a lift. The kindly farmer lets them all squeeze in, but then his trusty truck breaks down. Everyone will have to pull together to get that old red rig
moooooving again.
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Down at the train station everyone is busy. No one notices a little monkeyand#151;until he tries to help with the schedule board. Soon George is hiding from an angry train master and notices something himselfand#151;a boy in trouble. Then itand#8217;s George to the rescue. By lending a helping hand (or two) Curious George gets a new friend, a big thank you, and a very special seat on the train.
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Curious George heads to the train station to take a trip with the Man with the Yellow Hat, but when he tries to help out the station master, he gets himself into trouble. George finds himself a hiding placeand#151;only to discover that his help is really needed when a little boyand#8217;s toy train is about to fall onto the tracks. NEW on inside and back covers: connect-the-dots, fun facts, and telling time activities. Includes a sheet of funand#160;travel-themedand#160;stickers!
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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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Truck-loving toddlers will delight in this big, bright, bold book all about trucks. Adults will chuckle as they discover not just the descriptive verse about the truck but that each truck has a personality. There is the milk truck, Senor Moo, and the Snow Plow, Mr. Salty, and donand#8217;t forget every little oneand#8217;s favorite, Big Red, the fire truck. Included at the end of the book is a key to the 14 types of trucks with all sorts of interesting features and facts about each truck. Sure to impress old and young readers alike!
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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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Pug and his friend travel far and wide. They deliver goods in their big red truck. Sometimes they see toothpicks, and dragon wagons, even ground clouds . . .
So hop inand#151;and make sure to keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down. Because when youand#8217;re on the road with Pug, thereand#8217;s plenty of trucker talk and adventure around every corner!
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Make way for this MONSTEROUS construction crew!
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Meet Stinky Stubb, Dirty Dugg, Gorbert, and Melvina, the craftiest crew of monsters ever to build a house. With hard hats and heavy machinery, these feisty fellas dig, dump, hammer, nail, andand#151;after a surprise lunch of Mamaand#8217;s special monsteroni and cheeseand#151;they even squeeze in time for an afternoon snooze.and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; With backhoes, bulldozers, and mud mounds galore, here is a book that young construction enthusiasts will want to dig into over and over again.
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This energetic book introduces numerous modes of transportation and captures a diverse array of people participating in the rhythm of the city workday, then reuniting with their families in the evening to eat dinner and discuss the day.
About the Author
Hans Augusto Rey was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1898. As a child, he spent much of his free time in that cityand#39;s famous Hagenbeck Zoo drawing animals. After serving in the army during World War I, he married Margret Rey and they moved to Montmartre for four years. The manuscript for the first Curious George books was one of the few items the Reys carried with them on their bicycles when they escaped from Paris in 1940. Eventually, they made their way to the United States, and Curious George was published in 1941. Curious George has been published in numerous languages. And many, many Curious George books have followed.Martha Weston was the author and illustrator of two charming picture books about Tuck, as well as the illustrator of Clarion's successful Owen Foote books by Stephanie Greene. Martha Weston died in 2003.