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"Are we there yet?" Zoe has read every book, listened to every tape, and put together every puzzle. Will this long car trip ever be over? Don't worry, Zoe--there's an amusement park at the end of the ride! ... Read more

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Expertly rendered illustrations of fast, flashy, and powerful sports cars, among them the 1962 Ford Thunderbird, 1964 Corvette Stingray, 1968 Chevy Impala SS427, 1969 Camaro Z-28, 1970 Ford Torino Fastback, 1971 Mustang Boss 351, 1974 Firebird Trans-Am, and 37 others. For coloring book enthusiasts and "muscle car" fans.
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Kids will love to draw big machines with this sturdy book of ten different stencils, from tractors to giant excavators to off-highway trucks. ... Read more

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My son loves this book!
My son got this book for Christmas last year when he was 5 yrs old and still likes to draw from it. This is a great stencil book for boys that love trucks and construction equipment, encourages those fine motor skills. I only wish that I could find more similar to this to add to his collection.

Even keeps my highly spirited child occupied
My son, who loves trucks of all kinds, received this book as a gift. Because he is only 3 1/2 years old and can't keep still for a minute, I didn't think this book would keep his attention for very long. I was wrong. He loves this book. I worked with him on doing the stenciling for awhile, and then he just started doing it on his own. There are some trucks with parts that are quite intricate and even tricky for an adult to stencil, but that doesn't matter. When he saw the parts he stecilled, he was very excited about what he accomplished. Coloring in the finished products are fun too. There are ten stencils in all and each stencil page describes in quick detail the various parts of the equipment. When you turn the stencil page, it overlaps the real picture of the truck and is followed by a brief description of it. I think as my son gets older, he'll even enjoy it more. This book is quite a unique gift for a boy, or girl for that matter. I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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great book, for 4 to 6 year olds
My kids can't get enough trucks, truck books, construction videos... you get the idea. We've read practically everything out there for toddlers, which is all pretty much the same - loaders, cranes, backhoes, loaders, cranes, backhoes. Frankly, they've advanced beyond simple descriptions of machines. So it was refreshing to find this book which is loaded with information about how a tall building is built. It tells the story from start to finish, from the surveyors at the beginning, the welders in the middle, the utility workers at the end and lots of machines throughout. One caveat: this is NOT a "baby-preschool" book. It is really for 4 - 6 year olds (possibly even older) or preschoolers who are ready to jump a level of sophistication. For example, it explains the difference between the live load and the dead load that the building must support, and why steel frames allow people to build so high. Lots of big words are used without introduction, like architect and pyramid. My almost 4-year-olds get it, but they wouldn't have a year ago. If you are looking for a different type of construction book, or need to provide your young child with new, more advanced construction info, this will fit the bill. ... Read more

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Motorbooks offers an exciting package featuring the real cars upon which Hot Wheels' legendary diecast toys are based.Vehicle models are presented in striking color photographs, with basic history and interesting facts outlined in simple, easy-to-read and understand language.Receive great books with Hot Wheels cars matching the vehicle covered by the book.Geared towards children, ages 10 and up, but attractive and appealing to collectors and car buffs of all ages. ... Read more

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The Sea Rescue Boat takes a chilly trip through Glacier Bay to release two seals back into the wild.

Follow the Sea Rescue Boat on its adventure. Then make up adventures for you own Sea Rescue Boat.

Includes Driving Lessons: Tips for parents on using this story to teach shape recognition and counting skills. ... Read more

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Ted swerves his taxi through the city streets, hurrying to get people around safely and quickly. Join Ted and his taxi as they drive through the streets, taking people where they need to go!

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American cars travel two-and-a-half trillion miles in a year - that's five million round trips to the moon! SeeMore about the history and uses of the automobile, from the Mercedes-Benz to today's sleek racing vehicles. ... Read more

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Jeff Gordon entered his first car race when he was only five years old, an age when most children are learning to ride a bike. From that time onward, he's been a champion in his chosen sport. From the quarter midget cars of his childhood, he moved on to go-carts, then sprint cars, and finally midget cars. Then, in 1991, he got his first taste of stock-car racing - and never looked back. After a few years of getting his feet wet in the Busch Grand National scene, he vaulted into the Winston Cup ring.In 1995, he was the youngest driver of the modern era ever to win the coveted Winston Cup. Two years later he proved his abilities were no fluke when he won the title again. ... Read more

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A fast biography of a speedster!
Jeff Gordon is one of the lucky ones who found his passion at an early age - took to it & never looked back.

From BMX bicycles to 2.85-horsepower midgets to go-carts to open sprint cars with 650-horsepower engines pushing these little cars beyond 140 miles per hour, Jeff Gordon ate it all up & kept racing & winning. With black & white photographs, graphs of statistics, Career Highlights, technical data about all sorts of auto-racing & short, engaging histories of the various forms of auto-racing, the rest of the book, as they say, is history.

By the age of 21 he had become NASCAR's Rookie of the Year, breaking records, driving safely, losing some & winning most.

A plainly written autobiography of one of today's great drivers & heroes. ... Read more

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This invaluable guide to cars takes a detailed look at theanatomy and mechanisms of the car and provides a fascinating insightinto the history and development of the automobile in all itsforms-from vintage models to sports coupes to racing cars. ... Read more

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Start up the engine, blow the horn and start digging! Imagine yourself in the operator's seat of a tractor, a giant excavator, a landfill compactor, a wheel loader and a massive off-highway truck. With full-color photos and five different sound buttons, Big Noisy Trucks and Diggers brings the sights and sounds of a construction site to life. ... Read more

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lots of fun for little truck enthusiasts
Our three-year old loves this book. Each spread features a full-page photograph of a big construction vehicle at work with text on the facing page. The wording is exciting, e.g. "Climb up in the cab and start your engine!" and interspersed throughout are symbols that correspond to pads at the right margin of the book. When your child presses the appropriate button, the story comes alive with the sound of a truck starting up, a horn, a digger scooping dirt, a backing-up beep or a jackhammer. The sounds are realistic and pretty clear. Your small truck devotee should really enjoy this exciting book. ... Read more

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With full-color photos and five different sound buttons, this book puts young readers in the operator's seat and brings a demolition site to life. ... Read more

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It's Apple Day and time for the Barnes family to set up their annual apple shop. Everyone pitches in, and Dumpy the Dump Truck wishes he could help too. Finally Dumpy finds the perfect way to make Apple Day a success!

Readers will enjoy discovering how special Dumpy is and how he makes each day joyful in this easy-to-read book.

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sexist!
This book, which explains the functions of various construction equipment such as backhoes while showing children playing with the toy versions, contains photographs of about nine children. About *three* pictures show girls. Given that the children at the daycare where I work are much to young to have decided that "boys do this and girls do that," and they *all* play with the construction vehicles, the book's blatant sexism was obvious. Not to mention that the kids didn't seem to favor the book, either. ... Read more

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This is truly the ultimate interactive pop-up book and toy!Find out how different construction trucks help with the construction of a building.Five trucks, each with unique moving parts, can be placed on tracks in four different construction scenes.Kids slide the trucks on the tracks to help "build" on the construction site.The final pop-up spread is a thorougly satisfying finale to this engaging format.What a great way to get reluctant readers to pick up a book! ... Read more

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Hop into the squad car and find out what it's like to be a Hero City police officer! The lights flash and sirens wail as the officers rush to save the day. From helping out in a traffic jam to a high-speed chase after a thief, the squad works together to protect and serve the community. It's a busy day on the beat for the Matchbox police patrol! ... Read more

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A car slides off an icy road,
and the Tow Truck comes to the rescue!

Follow the Tow Truck on its adventure. Then make up adventures for your own Tow Truck.

Includes tips for parents on teaching school-readiness concepts. ... Read more