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The New Blue Tractor

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I have received the book The New Blue Tractor this week and I was very impressed with the story line and illustrations. I think it would be great for younger children especially those who are familiar with the farm. The illustrations are very large and colorful and attractive to children. My 3 year old granddaughter loved the book. I am familiar with the artist as he is the husband of my dear cousin in Ohio. It brings back memories of my father's family farms and the years I spent in Ohio as a child. It also represents the area that I have lived in for 35 years in Michigan,a peaceful farming community. I would recommend this book to be added to any classroom book collections or in a home with young children.

This is a beautifully illustrated, wonderfully written book for any child. Whether they're from the city or the country, they can't help but be intrigued by the blue tractor and all it's functions. It's a great little book to educate and inspire little ones. Hope this is first in a series????

This book is the most realistic easy reader I have seen about tractors and farming. The amazing pictures compliment the words to paint a vivid picture of what the tractor does all throughout the year. It's great to finally have found a book that can help a child who is intersted in farming learn to read! There are also questions at the back of the book to help your child gain comprehension skills! It is a great book!

The New Blue Tractor
I have lived most of my life on and around farms. My studio is located on a farm that was settled by my family in 1840. Creating the illustions for The New Blue Tractor was an assigment close to my heart. Hours spent drawing scenes which naturally occur in my everyday life made for many pleasant days in the studio.

I've always been curiuos to know how something works, what make it tick, what holds it together. While I delight in detail, my images are not blueprints nor engineering drawings. They are fun, a bit of whimsy. Sort of realism seen through a child's eyes.

While you and your child read the carefully crafted story by Stacey Gabel, I sincerely hope my illustrations allow you both to enjoy the beautiful world of The New Blue Tractor.

As an elementary teacher I am always looking for good quality books with superb text and illustrations. This one fits both criteria. Super, engaging text for beginning readers and the illustrations have so much detail to enhance the story line and assist beginning readers. I can't wait for the next book by these two highly qualified artists to arrive.My 4 year old daughter loved this book, this book is not just for boys. Another plus. The questions in the book are wonderful to use as an extension in the reading experience as well. A++

This is not your typical little kids book. The pages are thick & glossy while the drawings are vibrant & captivating. My grandchildren are hesitant to turn the pages because there are so many topics from which I can teach. They point at something on the page & we discuss. It has opened the world of farming to them. I'd recommend this book to any parent or grand-parent... and also to pre-school teachers. The author & the artist have created a very unique product. I hope they will team up to create more 'readin machine' books for toddlers.

Children just learning to read benefit most from books whose themes and subjects are of perennial interest to them. Farms and farm equipment have fascinated young children for generations. This is a fact well known to teacher and parent Stacey Gable who has written "The New Blue Tractor" in the Dog Eared Publishing series 'Readin' Machines'. The full page colored artwork of Richard Neuman is a perfect complement to Gable's single story line text at the bottom of each illustration. The simple story is one of how a farm family obtained their tractor and how they put it to use through every season of the year. An elegant entertainment for early readers, "The New Blue Tractor" is enthusiastically recommended for family, preschool, elementary school, and community library picturebook collections.

Do you have a child in your life that only likes to read about certain things? I do, and I wrote this first reader book for children who like machines, especially tractors! The New Blue Tractor is perfect for children ages 3-6 who like to read about tractors on their own. The simple text and wonderful illustrations will appeal to children. For more information, look for the upcoming readin' machine series while visiting my website.