Truck (Hardcover)

by Donald Crews (Author, Illustrator) "TRUCKING ONE WAY STOP..." (more)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
In this wordless Caldecott Honor book, striking graphics help little ones follow a big red truck on its bustling journey. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
Follow the big red truck on its cross-country journey in Donald Crew's classic wordless book, perfect for sharing with the very young.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books; 1st edition (April 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688802443
• ISBN-13: 978-0688802448
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #302,720 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wordless book full of action, September 14, 2004

By	Kara Reuter (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Truck (Paperback)

This book, a 1981 Caldecott Honor book, is a nearly wordless set of pictures that follow a red tractor-trailer truck across country as it makes a delivery. From the black of the end papers, Crews drops the reader immediately into the action as the story begins on the title page with the truck being loaded with colorful boxes of tricycles. From there, the truck begins its journey from New York through the Lincoln tunnel, passing truck stops and gas stations and enduring rain and traffic jams, until it crosses the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco where it unloads its cargo. The illustrations have an intense graphic quality, with sharp geometric shapes, heavy dark lines, and intense blocks of color. The style evokes the abstract shapes of road signs and intense colors of roadside attractions. The illustrations, printed on glossy paper, stretch across both pages and bleed to the edge of the page, drawing the reader further in to explore the pages. Children learning to read will be able to recognize many words in the road signs and on trucks and vans. Non-readers will enjoy spotting the red truck on each new page. The embedded storyline encourages children to follow a sequence of steps in a larger process, while the absence of words encourages children to elaborate on the action, making up their own stories to accompany the images.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beep Beep Beep Beep yeh!, June 26, 2000

By	"charlie4" (St. Thomas, VI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Truck (Paperback)

When I ask my 3 year old son Charlie to choose three books for bedtime reading, this book is invariably chosen from his truck shelf of books. The book documents a tractor trailer's trip, using signs, light signals and lots of traffic and highways. He loves it and so do I. This book also won a Caldecott Medal for illustrations when it was first published. Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for kids who resist reading!, July 24, 2001

By	Keith F. Kuhnsman (Rockville, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Truck Board Book (Caldecott Collection) (Board book)

I bought this book when my son was 18 months old. He had NO interest at all in sitting still to look at books. He took one look at all those TRUCKS and was transfixed. From the day I brought this book home he showed a greater interest in his other books and at 3 1/2 he is an avid "reader".