Dump Trucks

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1These titles take children up close and onboard four of the most awe-inspiring vehicles around town. On the Job sections describe what the vehicles do; the dynamic close-up photographs that appear on almost every page are particularly successful here. The Climb Aboard segments are less successful, for only in Bulldozers do they come close to giving a sense of what sitting in the drivers seat might really be like. The final Up Close pages label the parts of the machines. Each book concludes with a rudimentary but informative glossary. However, there is some inconsistency; three of the books use the term lever in the text but only two define it. While the one to three sentences to a page, controlled vocabulary, and large print recommend these volumes to beginning readers, younger machine enthusiasts will enjoy hearing them read aloud.Edith Ching, St. Albans School, Mt. St. Alban, Washington, DC Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.