Alphabet Trucks - Hardcover

Vamos, Samantha R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580894283 ISBN 13: 9781580894289

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S., 2013

Synopsis

Perfect for the lover of all things that go, ALPHABET TRUCKS provides a fun and accessible way for the littlest of readers to learn their trucks and their ABCs.

Each letter of the alphabet is accounted for in this introductory concept book for young readers. From the familiar to the unusual, Samantha Vamos writes in snappy verse to present twenty-six different kinds of trucks, explaining where they work and what they do. From a dump truck that unloads a pile of dirt containing the letter "D," to a fuel truck filling up at a tank shaped like the letter "F," Ryan O'Rourke's playful and light-hearted illustrations involve the letters in supporting roles in each scene.

- IRA-CBC Children's Choices
- Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year
- Pennsylvania Center for the Book Baker's Dozen: The Best Children's Books for Family Literacy

About this title

About the Author

Samantha R. Vamos is the author of Alphabet Boats, Alphabet Trains, Alphabet Trucks (illustrated by Ryan O'Rourke), The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred (illustrated by Rafael López) - 2012 Pura Belpré Illustration Honor - its companion book, The Piñata That The Farm Maiden Hung (illustrated by Sebastià Serra), and Before You Were Here, Mi Amor (2009, illustrated by Santiago Cohen). Samantha previously worked as an attorney, practicing in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL. Samantha was born in the Midwest, grew up on the east coast, and lived in the Pacific Northwest before moving to the Bay Area with her husband, son, and their rescue puppy, Bowie. Visit Samantha online at www.samanthavamos.com.

For many years Ryan O'Rourke's illustrations have appeared in galleries, newspapers, and magazines, including a weekly illustration for the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. One Big Rain marks Ryan's foray into children's picture books. He makes his home in Connecticut.

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Alphabet Trucks

By Samantha R. Vamos, Ryan O'Rourke

Charlesbridge

Copyright © 2013 Samantha R. Vamos
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-58089-428-9

Start the engines. Lift and load. Shift the gears and hit the road. Vroom! Rumble! Zoom! Alphabet trucks.

(Continues...)

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Edition details

• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580894283
• ISBN 13: 9781580894289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: O'Rourke Ryan
• Number of pages: 32