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Tap Tap Bang Bang

by Emma Garcia
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Overview

Cree craw with the saw, bang bang with the hammer, and twizzle, twist, twirl, and spin with the screwdriver, bolts, and nuts. What fun! It's tool time for children as they delight in colorful chisels, clamps, drills, pliers, and mallets at work. What could they be making? Kids will love finding out—and creating sound effects to go with this action-packed board book. Perfect for little builders!
 

Synopsis

Cree craw with the saw, bang bang with the hammer, and twizzle, twist, twirl, and spin with the screwdriver, bolts, and nuts. What fun!

It’s tool time for children as they delight in bright and colorful chisels, clamps, drills, pliers, and mallets at work. What could they be making? Kids will love finding out—and joining in with the sound effects in this action-packed book.

Perfect for sharing with little builders!

Publishers Weekly

In this companion to Toot Toot Beep Beep and Tip Tip Dig Dig, freely shaped tools sport googly eyes and tackle different tasks. Rendered with hand-printed paper and acrylics in the style of Eric Carle, a saw goes “cree craw cree craw,” a glue gun “stickety stick,” and a mallet “whack whack,” as they work together to construct a red go-kart. Reader-directed text (“We can turn turn with the wrench,”) provides the next best thing to actually holding the tools. Ages 2–4. (May)

About the Author, Emma Garcia


Emma Garcia was born in Yorkshire, England and studied education and psychology at Liverpool University. She works as an early years advisor and her experience has given her a strong insight into what young children enjoy reading. Emma lives in London with her husband and two sons.

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Publishers Weekly

In this companion to Toot Toot Beep Beep and Tip Tip Dig Dig, freely shaped tools sport googly eyes and tackle different tasks. Rendered with hand-printed paper and acrylics in the style of Eric Carle, a saw goes “cree craw cree craw,” a glue gun “stickety stick,” and a mallet “whack whack,” as they work together to construct a red go-kart. Reader-directed text (“We can turn turn with the wrench,”) provides the next best thing to actually holding the tools. Ages 2–4. (May)

School Library Journal

PreS—A lively introduction to tools and the sounds that they make. Each one, such as a saw, chisel, and drill, has its own distinctive sound ("cree craw," "chippety chip," "zzz") that children will enjoy repeating. They all work together to make a bright, cherry-red go-kart that will "go, go, go." Garcia's artwork is clear and colorful, and all of the tools stand out against the stark white backgrounds. However, each one has a pair of blank, staring eyeballs that can be somewhat cold and disconcerting. The type is large, with the verbs printed in bold. There are plenty of opportunities to stretch vocabulary with these building-tool words, from glue guns to pliers.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA

Book Details

Published
May 1, 2010
Publisher
Boxer Books
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781907152009

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