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Trucks roll!
by Lyon, George Ella, 1949-
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers,, c2007.
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
 
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal many different--and sometimes silly--items that trucks can haul.

Syndetic Solutions - BookList Review for ISBN Number 9781416924357
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by Lyon, George Ella; Frazier, Craig (Illustrator)
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Can there ever be enough truck books? With a simple playful rhyme and big, bright pictures of powerful vehicles close up, this one is sure to be in demand. The word is BIG, not only for the vehicles but also for their trailers and wheels and other parts; for all the different loads they carry, from spaceships to toys: Trucks bring ice cream. / Trucks bring blocks, / books and bulldozers, dolls and clocks. Then there are the vast distances they travel, with immense power, through mountains, over rivers, past towns. Look closely; the gas pumps look almost human, the truck wheels like smiling faces. After many read-alouds, lap-sit listeners will still want to point at the pictures and play. --Hazel Rochman Copyright 2007 Booklist

Syndetic Solutions - Publishers Weekly Review for ISBN Number 9781416924357
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Lyon?s (No Dessert Forever!) rhymes constitute a fairly standard catalogue of big rigs, with little snappiness to invite a return run. "Trucks have trailers./ Trucks have cabs./ Some haul rabbits./ Some haul labs." (The last reference is to the dog breed, not research facilities.) But Frazier?s (the Stanley series) digitally colored pictures may offer enough visual compensation to hold readers? attention. The illustrator?s high-contrast palette and strong, geometric shapes give the pages plenty of retro pop, while also creating a fun sense of texture and dimensionality reminiscent of cut paper. (The nighttime scenes, vividly illuminated by gas station fluorescent lights or the trucks? high beams, are particularly striking.) The trucks are given whimsical cargo to transport, including larger-than-life chocolate chip cookies, toys and fruit. Heroic angles play up the vehicles? star power, and a large-scale, two-page spread devoted to a truck cab interior brings readers up high with the driver. Still, the shelf of truck books is already heavy and, despite novel touches throughout, the captivating artwork alone may not be enough to draw an audience beyond the truly truck-obsessed. Ages 4-7. (June) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Syndetic Solutions - The Horn Book Review for ISBN Number 9781416924357
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(Preschool) Solid, up-to-date information about a major preschool enthusiasm is leavened with lively verse and a touch of whimsy. Trucks' features are celebrated, from cabs and trailers to steering wheels and pistons, as are their diverse cargoes (""books and bulldozers, / dolls and clocks""), some of which need special care (""...trees. / Water them down / in the desert, please""). The trucker's diurnal round (""Stop for traffic lights. / Stop for tolls. / Stop for pork chops / and cinnamon rolls...Stop for the night / to let sleepiness pass"") ends here with an early start on a new day. Frazier's massive, chunky trucks recall such perennial favorites as Donald Crews's Truck. Children may not notice how Frazier plays with scale: for the literal-minded, either the cargoes of toys, cookies, and a rabbit are gigantic or the trucks themselves are toys. No matter; this is a graphically handsome addition to a popular genre. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Syndetic Solutions - New York Times Review for ISBN Number 9781416924357
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October 27, 2009

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TRUCKS ROLL! By George Ella Lyon. Illustrated by Craig Frazier. Richard Jackson/Atheneum. $14.99. (Ages 4 to 7) This ode to things in motion - sometimes outlandish things like huge chocolate chip cookies and giant rabbits - doesn't always scan perfectly, yet it will be great for reading aloud with any small child who loves big trucks. Frazier's gleaming, saturated colors evoke classic travel posters and include visual jokes his audience will appreciate, like giant bunny ears silhouetted at a truck stop. THE GAME. By Diana Wynne Jones. Firebird/Penguin. $11.99. (Ages 12 and up) The powerful device at the center of this novella is the dangerous game played by a houseful of headstrong children: though forbidden by their parents, they have learned to enter the "mythosphere" and to ride the strands in and out of the world's folk tales and ancient myths, bringing back trophies. Hayley, an orphan, is taught to play the game by her wild cousins and discovers she's good at it - perhaps good enough to save her parents who, it turns out, are trapped there. Wynne Jones, the author of the Chrestomanci series and "Howl's Moving Castle," is an expert at mixing fast-paced action with thought-provoking situations. THE CIRCUS IS COMING. By Hilary Knight. Golden Books/Random House. $15.99. (Ages 3 to 9) A reissue of a book that has been out of print for almost 30 years. Somewhat reminiscent of Knight's classic "ABC" (which remains out of print), this "picture parade" offers a pageant of comical potbellied figures like the "acrobatic chimpanzees flying on the high trapeze" and includes a spread that was cut from the original, featuring South American llamas, gauchos and dancing girls. FABLEHAVEN: RISE OF THE EVENING STAR. By Brandon Mull. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. Shadow Mountain. $17.95. (Ages 9 to 12) The second novel in a series about a brother and a sister who stumble upon an enchanted refuge called Fablehaven and become enmeshed in a world of magical creatures. This time the evil Society of the Evening Star is after an artifact hidden in Fablehaven, and the siblings, Kendra and Seth, must outwit the society to survive. Mull's awkward writing sometimes underscores the overfamiliar plot mechanics of the two-children-save-the-world fantasy, but his story offers unexpected twists and entertainingly scary creatures. CATCHING THE MOON. By Myl Goldberg. Illustrated by Chris Sheban. Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic. $16.99. (Ages 4 to 8) In this delightful fable, a woman goes fishing for the moon to complain about the tides - too high - and, to her surprise, she catches him. " 'What is it?' she grumbled to the round-faced man who appeared at her door. 'Sea cucumber sandwich?' he gleamed in reply." In a spare, humorous style, Goldberg ("Bee Season") tells a layered story that invites rereading. On dimly lit pages Sheban's golden pictures, done with watercolors and Prismacolor pencils, give off a dream-like glow. JULIE JUST ON THE WEB: STONE AGE SAGAS Read an interview with Michelle Paver and hear an excerpt from "Wolf Brother" read by Ian McKellen, at nytimes.com/books.

Syndetic Solutions - School Library Journal Review for ISBN Number 9781416924357
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PreS-Gr 1-Trucks of all different sizes and colors roll along roadways carrying realistic and imaginary cargo. Four-line rhyming verses describe the vehicles, their loads, and the stops they make: "Trucks have trailers./Trucks have cabs./Some haul rabbits./Some haul labs" (the illustration shows Labrador Retrievers). The narrative occasionally diverts from the rhythmic pattern of the shorter, snappier rhymes: "Haul them through mountains,/over rivers, past towns-/around blue sky curves,/through rain pouring down." The trucks transport apples, giant chocolate-chip cookies, bulldozers, large puzzle pieces, and more. The side of one semi reads "Bookmobile." Frazier's hand- and digitally colored artwork pairs well with the text. His use of bold colors and varied perspectives enhance the illustrations. The orange endpapers look like a metal running board, reflecting the book's theme. Kids who love trucks will be attracted to the cover and have fun exploring the pages inside.-Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Richfield, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Syndetic Solutions - Kirkus Review for ISBN Number 9781416924357
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Standing out as bright and unique in an increasingly competitive genre of picture books highlighting wheeled machines, Lyon and Frazier team up to seamlessly combine loads of truck facts with some funky whimsy to mesmerize the tot that can't get enough. The graphics grab the attention with day-glow colors and close-up, bold details of many and various trucks. The imagination is further stirred by all manner of cargo these big vehicles carry to and fro. "Trucks have trailers. Trucks have cabs." Right, sure, everyone knows that. "Some haul rabbits. Some haul labs." Wait a minute! The illustration shows a long-eared bunny in the bed of a truck facing a panting yellow dog in another. The reader may ponder whether trucks really haul giant chocolate-chip cookies, huge puzzles and spaceships unless they belong in the toy box. At the end of the day, the tired trucker stops at the groovy truck stop with its retro, lighted sign. This is a great way to get young reading engines revved up and rolling. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

 
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