Digger, Dozer, Dumper
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · August 2, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- Sixteen lively rhyming poems pair each vehicle’s work with the character that makes it distinct.
- Themes
- Vehicle jobs and personalities, How machines work, Finding a vehicle to identify with
- Genres
- Poetry, Cars & Trucks, Jobs & Careers
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“Rising above the usual singsong name-checking, Vestergaard celebrates not only the jobs these machines perform but also their marvelous mechanics.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Sixteen boisterous, rhyming poems—each one highlighting the job and personality of a different vehicle, from a backhoe to an ambulance to a snowplow—introduce young children to their favorite trucks face-to-face.
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Cheerful illustrations show each one in action, digging (or dozing, or dumping) away. Each truck and big machine in these enticing rhyming poems is different, and little readers are invited to find a vehicle that’s like them.
Machines in Motion
Sixteen lively rhyming poems pair each vehicle’s work with the character that makes it distinct.
Come here for
- Trucks and big machines shown digging, dozing, dumping, and more
- Cheerful illustrations of vehicles in action
Expect
- Rhyming poems introducing a different vehicle on each page
- A playful invitation to find a vehicle that feels like you
Where it sits
| Cars & Trucks | 93% |
|---|---|
| Jobs & Careers | 52% |
| Poetry | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sounds
- Poetry
- Cars & Trucks
- Authors
- Hope Vestergaard
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- August 2, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Vehicle jobs and personalities · How machines work · Finding a vehicle to identify with
- Reading lane
- Sounds