Trucks

PreS-K—Dump trucks, delivery trucks, bucket trucks, and cement mixers—all sorts of oversize vehicles doing their jobs—rumble by cities and towns and through tunnels and over bridges in this app based on the book of the same title (Crowell, 1986). The vibrant colors and bold images outlined in black that generations of Barton's fans have enthusiastically responded to are also here. In the app, kids can slide some of the trucks about and hear a range of background sounds from horns beeping to workers' conversations.Users tap different items on the screen to trigger labels to appear, such as "tree" or "road"—a useful feature for emergent readers. With the sound option switched "on," the story is also narrated and words are highlighted as they are read. Large, directional arrows turn the pages and a home button on each screen will return viewers to the main menu. This app is sure to be a hit with the young truck-loving set.—Kari Allen, National Writing Project in New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH