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I Am a Backhoe

by Anna Grossnickle Hines
40p. 978-1-58246-306-3.
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PreS-K An imaginative little boy pretends to be a succession of trucks: backhoe, bulldozer, crane, dump truck, and steamroller. Near the end, Daddy joins his son's creative playtime as a flatbed, which is followed by the two sharing a book on trucks. Richly colored, digitally enhanced spreads depict the boy at play, intermingled with illustrations of the actual vehicles. The text is set in white and includes plenty of action words. This is a worthy choice for preschoolers and kindergarteners with a big appetite for truck books."Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Richfield, OH" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
A young boy engages in imaginative play in this simple, satisfying truck book: "Down on my knees, / I make my hands / into a blade. / Scrape. Push. Plow./ I make a pile. / I am a...bulldozer." The smallish format, crayon-bright colors, and action words that invigorate the spare text provide a preschooler-perfect reading experience.

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