This book has been in heavy rotation at our house since we picked it up at the library last week. A great choice for indulging your favorite two-year-old's interest in transportation: Floca's simple story tells of five trucks that work to ready an airplane for take-off. The text is very simple - only a sentence per page, while the pictures are more realistic. The story is still very engaging. Parents and caregivers will appreciate that the drivers are both male and female and seem to be of several different ethnic backgrounds. Adults will also appreciate some of the details in the images, like the driver whose truck is littered with coffee cups and the luggage box marked "fragile" that looks like it's been run over by a truck!
This is a great book to tie into real life experiences of visiting an airport or travelling on a plane. Talk with your child about other trucks that "work" to make our lives easier, then pick up some books featuring them - fire trucks, garbage trucks, and construction trucks are easy to find in picture books. For another great truck book see this post.
3 comments:
Excellent and informative review!
Looks like one that would be a hit here as well.
I need to check this one out. My son cranes his neck to see any moving vehicle better...I'm worried he'll have a penchant for fast cars when he grows up!
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