Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains [Hardcover]

Ed Emberley (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: 2 and up

Ed Emberley can show any one how to draw anything, and in one of these two big, colorful volumes he shows us all how to draw trucks and trains that are full of energy and power. Previously published more than twenty years ago in four small, two-color formats, the books now take on new vitality in these large full-color formats. Both children and adults will find Ed Emberley's "vocabulary" of shapes and letters easy to use as they employ his step-by-step method of constructing a drawing. These two books join the popular library of Ed Emberley's drawing books and they will be welcomed and used by novice artists both at home and in school.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Anyone can be an artist with Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains, a welcome addition to his other drawing books. The opening page pictures the simple shapes and letters necessary to do the drawings. He then shows two lines of images, explaining, "The bottom row tells what to draw. The top row tells where to put it." Interior pages similarly show each step in the process of drawing a train from engine to caboose truck, trolley car and more. (Apr.)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5-Emberley focuses on teaching children how to draw these vehicles in a simple manner. The first page shows a group of shapes and lines, explaining, "If you can draw these things you will be able to draw all the things in this book." That's the only text that appears. The artist then leads children through a step-by-step process. He starts off with trains, moving on to pickup trucks, vans, and heavy trucks. The last page shows stick people in various poses, as well as a cat, bird, and an assortment of "smiley" faces. The simple line drawings are done in black and white, highlighted with blue, red, green, or yellow. A good purchase for libraries in which Emberley's other titles enjoy frequent circulation, or where materials on learning to draw are in demand.
Lisa Gangemi Kropp, Middle Country Public Library, Centereach, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown; 1 edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316238988
• ISBN-13: 978-0316238984
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,390,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular "Drawing Book" series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 for One Wide River to Cross and a Caldecott Medal in 1968 for Drummer Hoff. Ed Emberley lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his wife, Barbara. You can visit him online at www.edemberley.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great For Your Older Artist, June 20, 2005

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ReadingTub Reviews (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains (Paperback)

This is a book that uses stick figures and basic shapes to help children learn to draw more complicated pictures. This is an interactive book to teach drawing. Every little artist will enjoy the simple step-by-step drawings and colorful illustrations that Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains contains. Smaller children will learn new words while their older siblings can use the book to learn how to draw more complicated pictures than just stick figures. However, it is somewhat difficult for the four-year-old child. An age recommendation on the book itself would make buying the book a little easier for parents and gift-giving relatives.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Fun! Simple! Entertaining!, June 21, 2002

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jennydamoocher "jennydamoocher" (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains (Paperback)

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains is one of the best drawing books I have ever encountered. It starts the most complex designs with simple shapes, such as a long rectangle for a locomotive, and builds on it. My 4 year old nephew LOVES following the directions and building his trains. Be sure to have plently of colored pencils or markers on hand to help enhance the drawings. I love this book and I am looking into buying more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun with shapes and figures, May 6, 2005

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Christine Louise Hohlbaum "award-winning auth... (near Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains (Paperback)

Every little artist will enjoy the simple step-by-step drawings and colorful illustrations that Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains contains. Smaller children will learn new words while their older siblings can use the book to learn how to draw more complicated pictures than just stick figures. While Mr. Emeberley works with some stick figure designs, he cleverly weaves in triangles, circles, rectangles and squares to make learning fun and easy. An age recommendation on the book itself would make buying the book a little easier for parents and gift-giving relatives. While amazon shows an age of 4-8, it was too complicated for my almost four-year-old son to use. It is, however, a book that children that age could grow into with time.

Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of DIARY OF A MOTHER (2003)
SAHM I AM: TALES OF A STAY-AT-HOME MOM IN EUROPE (2005), resides with her husband and two children near Munich, Germany.