FICTION

Yellow Copter

by Kersten HAMILTON
illus. by Valeria Petrone. 32p. ebook available. Viking. May 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780451469915.
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Toddler-PreS—Yellow Copter is not just any helicopter. He is a rescue vehicle. When a Ferris wheel gets stuck with a teacher sitting at the top, only Yellow Copter can retrieve her and return her to her class on the ground. Nice and easy, the reliable machine does his job. The spare and simple rhyming text introduces important copter words like roters, winch, and harness. The graphic-style cartoon illustrations and catchy cadence will draw the attention of young viewers, who are learning to hear words and repeat sounds. The vivid yellow of Copter stands out against pale blue skies, like a warming sun on a beautiful blue day.
VERDICT Toddlers will enjoy this story of a hero and a helper.
Reviewed by Mary Hazelton, formerly at Warren & Waldoboro Elementary Schools, ME
Children watch as their teacher is stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel at the fair. When cranes can't reach and planes fly right by, it's shiny new Yellow Copter to the rescue. Retro digital illustrations, with bold colors set against pale blue-gray skies, and minimal rhyming text peppered with helicopter sounds ("WHUP WHUP WHUP") will engage preschool audiences.
, May 01, 2015

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