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OverviewA picture book for the very young that celebrates a child's excitement for construction vehicles ""Honk the horn! Flash the lights! Scoop the rocks! Push the mud!"" A little boy imagines driving a great big digger-scooping and pushing mud to make a playground for his baby brother. Children are fascinated with bulldozers, backhoes, payloaders-diggers of all shapes and sizes. In this playful picture book, simple alliterative language and bold, colorful images capture a child's love of building and creating. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrea Zimmerman , David Clemesha , Andrea Zimmerman , David ClemeshaPublisher: Square Fish Imprint: Square Fish Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 22.70cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.136kg ISBN: 9780805082036ISBN 10: 0805082034 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 17 April 2007 Recommended Age: From 2 to 5 years Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""[A] lively, sure-to-please winner . . . Details are perfect, down to the brothers' special bond at the end of the day."" --School Library Journal ""Truck and machinery fans will dig this."" --Kirkus Reviews ""The joyful acrylic illustrations and the sparse, confident text will delight other digger-wannabes."" --Booklist ""The book's most distinctive note, however, lies in having the narrator employ his construction dream world as a means of connecting with his sibling, rather than escaping from him."" --Publishers Weekly" [A] lively, sure-to-please winner . . . Details are perfect, down to the brothers' special bond at the end of the day. --School Library Journal Truck and machinery fans will dig this. --Kirkus Reviews The joyful acrylic illustrations and the sparse, confident text will delight other digger-wannabes. --Booklist The book's most distinctive note, however, lies in having the narrator employ his construction dream world as a means of connecting with his sibling, rather than escaping from him. --Publishers Weekly [A] lively, sure-to-please winner . . . Details are perfect, down to the brothers' special bond at the end of the day. --School Library Journal Truck and machinery fans will dig this. --Kirkus Reviews [A] lively, sure-to-please winner . . . Details are perfect, down to the brothers' special bond at the end of the day. --School Library Journal<br> Truck and machinery fans will dig this. --Kirkus Reviews Author InformationAndrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha are married and have created several children's books together, including Fire Engine Man and Trashy Town, an ALA Notable Book. Zimmerman was born in Ohio and grew up in New York, Utah and California. When she was young, she loved exploring nature, reading comic books, and riding her horse. She studied fine arts for children in college, then later went back to school at UCLA and became a dentist. Clemesha grew up in England and moved to the United States when he was 16. He always loved playing tennis, drawing and reading. He studied English in college and became an elementary school teacher. Zimmerman and Clemesha live in San Diego, California, with their three sons. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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