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Shape up, construction trucks!
by Victoria Allenby
Full-color photographs feature construction vehicles. Geometric shapes discernable on the vehicles are digitally highlighted for easy identification, and rhyming text names both the shape and the truck.
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Muddymania!
by Chris Barton
A day of fun at Axleburg's Muddymania event is overshadowed by an emergency that compels Clarence to don his Mighty Truck hero persona and prevent a dangerous mudslide.
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Little Lunch Truck
by Charles Beyl
Little Lunch Truck loves to bring Chef Nina's food around town, but he's nervous to meet the other trucks, diggers, and cranes and worries they won't like him
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Elbow Grease vs. Motozilla
by John Cena
A sequel to Elbow Grease finds the plucky little monster truck teaming up with his four big brothers in a competition against gnarly monster machine Motozilla, in a tale that celebrates the power of teamwork and self-confidence.
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The little dump truck
by Margery Cuyler
Donning the appropriate attire for the task ahead, Hard Hat Pete hops aboard his little dump truck and gets to work, moving large rocks, debris and many heavy loads throughout a busy day at the local landfill.
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Little Excavator
by Anna Dewdney
Rolling up to a construction site, eager to help the busy Big Rigs, Little Excavator is told he is not quite ready to do the chugging, mounding and smoothing jobs of the larger construction vehicles, who eventually find a job that is just right for him.
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Beep, beep, beep, time for sleep!
by Claire Freedman
The author of Dinosaurs Love Underpants and the illustrator of Water Song present the story of a group of tired trucks and machines that get ready for bedtime after a long day at a building site.
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Tip tip dig dig
by Emma Garcia
A parade of colorful construction vehicles makes joyful noise for young enthusiasts who are invited to lift-lift with a crane, push-push with a bulldozer and roll-roll-roll with a steamroller, in a lively storybook that combines cut-collage illustrations with onomatopoeic text.
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Hansel and Diesel
by David Gordon
When they venture out to the local junkyard to get fuel, Hansel and Diesel make sure to leave a trail of nuts and bolts along the way, but after the snow falls, their trail is covered, and the Wicked Winch makes an appearance, the sibling trucks know they will need to rely on one another to make a smart plan that will get them safely back home.
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Push! Dig! Scoop!: A Construction counting rhyme
by Rhonda Gowler Greene
In this variation on the the classic song "Over in the Meadow," mother and father trucks show their youngsters how to build down at the construction site, from "mama bulldozer with her little dozer one" to "mama steamroller with her little rollers ten."
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The digger and the butterfly
by Joseph Kuefler
When a caterpillar weaves its cocoon onto his bucket, Digger is forced to stop and be still, giving him the opportunity to notice the world beyond his worksite, and when the butterfly finally emerges, he realizes he's been changed forever.
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20 big trucks in the middle of the street
by Mark Lee
When an ice-cream truck breaks down in the middle of his street and blocks a growing number of other busy vehicles, a little boy remembers the important functions that each subsequent truck performs and devises a helpful solution. A first children's book.
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My truck is stuck!
by Kevin Lewis
When a dump truck "haulin' a great big load" gets stuck in the mud, progressively larger vehicles try to pull it out, in a lyrical board book where future truck drivers are introduced to the ins and outs of hauling, beeping, and repairing.
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A truck goes rattley-bumpa
by Jonathan London
Trucks of all sizes, shapes, and colors, including dump trucks, ice-cream trucks, and construction trucks, are shown doing the special tasks they were designed to do, in a tale with bold, full-color illustrations for preschoolers.
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Trucks roll!
by George Ella Lyon
Follow along with a series of trucks as they are loaded with their special shipments and sent on down the road--passing through mountains, rolling on long stretches of blacktop, and keeping the engines burning in order to reach their final destination.
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Cranky
by Phuc Tran
In this funny story about big trucks, big feelings and even bigger friendships, Cranky the crane truck is feeling, well, cranky, and doesn't want to talk about it until his friends and honesty help him turn his frown upside down.
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Dump trucks
by Meg Greve
Introduces budding book learners to a noisy, colorful world. Colorful photos, labeled diagrams, 'Make a Noise' section, glossary, and more ignite a passion for learning.
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Good luck, ice cream truck!
by Sorche Fairbank
Neighborhood friends greet eight different trucks until the truck they are really waiting for, the ice cream truck, finally arrives.
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Puppy truck
by J. Brian Pinkney
Wanting a puppy but receiving a toy truck instead, a little boy pets his truck, puts a leash around it and takes it to the park, where he struggles to figure out how to keep it from just sitting still.
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Goodnight, goodnight, construction site
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.
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Supertruck
by Stephen Savage
A mild-mannered little garbage truck sets aside his spectacles and becomes the mysterious snow-plowing Supertruck when a colossal blizzard hits the city
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Little Blue Truck makes a friend
by Alice Schertle
When a newcomer arrives at the farm, setting all the animals atwitter, Blue knows just what to do to help his friends, old and new, feel at home.
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Monster trucks
by Kenny Abdo
Explores monster trucks and gives information related to their origins, rules, vehicles, and the impact they have on motorsports.
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Troto and the trucks
by Uri Shulevitz
Troto is a happy little car who likes to go places until he drives all the way to Cactusville and meets some big trucks that tease him for being so small
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Dump truck disco
by Skye Silver
Dump Truck Daisy and the rest of her construction crew build a secret midnight project, and includes facts about construction vehicles
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Trucker and Train
by Hannah Stark
Trucker loves ruling the highways, frightening other vehicles out of his way, but Train not only impresses the other vehicles, it forces Trucker to wait.
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Electric trucks
by Scott Wilken
Explores electric trucks, including why they are necessary, how they work, and the latest developments in the industry. A brief history of electric trucks is included, and top builders, models, and market technologies are highlighted.
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Big rig
by Jamie Swenson
Frankie, an eighteen-wheel semi-truck, invites the reader to join him on a job, introducing the work, mechanics, and terminology of trucking along the way.
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Dinosaurs in trucks because hey, why not?
by Sandra Boynton
Comical chaos ensues when dinosaurs are given trucks, in this up-ROAR-ious rhyming board book that is perfect for dinosaur- and truck-obsessed toddlers!
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Little Taco Truck
by Tanya Valentine
Happily serving tasty treats to hungry workers on Union Street, Little Taco Truck is dismayed to find another food truck in his space day after day and worries that his customers will prefer other foods to his before his friends help him make room for everyone.
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Alphabet trucks
by Samantha R Vamos
In simple rhyming text, this book follows hard working trucks from A to Z.
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