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This book shows and tells some machines at work, from the backhoe to fire trucks to ships and trains. It even has foldout pages. The young boys who like trucks and equipment will enjoy this book!
Fun! I don't know how I've never seen this book before.It has onomatopoeia, fold out pages, and trucks helping out. What more could you want?
This is an outstanding "things that go" book, covering every genre of machines from backhoes to freight ships. Simple text makes this perfect for the youngest (and most appropriate) audience and gorgeous, colorful paintings show the machines and their operators hard at work. My favorite part is that you get to fold-out a page and see what the machines will do next. It's an original entry into a crowded field that can always use fresh work.
Kids will enjoy these large, foldout pictures.
Great storytime read!
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This question and answer with flaps book is simple enough for toddlers and up. Each picture asks a question and the answer is behind the page sized flap. Smooth and easy to follow.
In his 1975 Introduction to his book Dandelion Wine Ray Bradbury has this to say about children and the ugliness of the mechanical world. “Trains and boxcars and the smell of coal and fire are not ugly to children. Ugliness is a concept that we happen on later and become self-conscious about.” It's true that many of us adults forget how fascinating and beautiful large machines are to small humans. Of course there are a few grownups capable of remembering, and if they are authors they might write...
toddler/preschool picture book (trucks and construction machines)large, engaging fold-out pictures of TRUCKS are sure to draw attention, and are sandwiched neatly between onomatopoeia sounds. This is definitely one of those books that will draw readers closer (they always want to touch the pages when they see things of great interest). Nice vocab, too."GZZZZZZZZZK! This backhoe is ready. The stabilizers are down.Is the backhoe digging up the flowers?No, it's digging a hole for new crab-apple tre...
I am completely in love with William Low's painting style. Stunning.
I liked it a lot, especially the fifties feeling illustrations, but the way the book is designed - the pages fold out completely - would be a guaranteed disaster in my library after just a few look-throughs. I would love to see the same story/question and answer format and illustrations in a large sturdy book with lift the flaps.
Great book. Good sound effects, nice short text, detailed pictures. The only thing I didn't like is how flimsy the fold-out pages are. My two-year-old tore one on the first day we had it- and it's a library book! (consternation!)The last two pages are great- a small picture of each machine in the book, with a bit of text that explains a little more about what that machine does.
I am not a fan of truck books usually, but I loved the mini stories of the equipment in this book. Machines Go to Work is an amazing blend of detailed illustrations of the machines set against fabulous backgrounds. A truck book for boys, girls, and parents! (and librarians)Watch the videos on Youtube where William Low discusses digital art.
My favorite page is the one with the fire truck set against the cherry tree backdrop. It'll wake up your eyes.Would be fun to read alongside I'm Dirty, as the machines in this one are extremely clean and polite.
8* art2* text/conceptMaybe for an older toddler. Mine is too destructive. Riiiip! There goes that gorgeous extended page! And he doesn't quite follow the story. Will try again is a year or 2.May 20153*Yup, he likes it better now. Still pretty destructive, but he likes the story.
The truck book for all those littel truck lovers plus mini stories about each vehicle and beautiful illustrations to capture the less truck loving.
Great art, and wonderful technique.
A good truck book for boys (and girls). The pull out flaps are perfect for lap sharing.
The pictures are really beautiful and the flaps make it interesting. A good book to give as a present.
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