{"id":1621514305,"title":"Alphabet Trucks","handle":"alphabet-trucks","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Author Samantha R. Vamos\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/samantha-r-vamos\"\u003eSamantha R. Vamos\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Illustrator Ryan O'Rourke\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/ryan-orourke\"\u003eRyan O'Rourke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn alphabetical treat for truck lovers.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone’s heard of a tow truck. And a pickup truck. An ice-cream truck? Of course! But what about a quint truck? A lowboy truck? A knuckle-boom truck? Readers will learn about these kinds of trucks—and many more—while learning the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach 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 lighthearted illustrations involve the letters in supporting roles in each scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for the truck lover, \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Trucks\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fun and accessible way for children to learn their ABCs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge-books.com\/previews\/alphabet-trucks\/AlphabetTrucks_preview1.html\" target=\"new\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead an excerpt!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/alphabet-trains\" title=\"Alphabet Trains\"\u003eAlphabet Trains\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Book series\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/collections\/jerry-pallotta-alphabet-books\"\u003eJerry Pallotta's Alphabet Book series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/alphabet-trucks-spread.jpg?16935451849137205763\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha R. Vamos, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamantha R. Vamos is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\u003c\/i\u003e, a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book, \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Trucks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBefore You Were Here, Mi Amor\u003c\/i\u003e (Viking Juvenile). Samantha lives near Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Samantha R. Vamos\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/samantha-r-vamos\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Samantha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan O'Rourke, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many years Ryan O'Rourke's illustrations have appeared in galleries, newspapers, and magazines, including a weekly illustration for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe Sunday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOne Big Rain\u003c\/i\u003e marks Ryan's foray into children's picture books. 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Yep. So put on your hard hats and get ready to roll with these 26 hardworking trucks featured in rhyming verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrucks are magnets for little boys, and this convoy will both delight and introduce them to unusual ones. The alphabetic lineup has some obvious ones, like D for dump truck and P for pickup truck, but most of the vehicles will be new to fans, and many have surprising jobs. C is for cargo, G is for grapple, K is for knuckle-boom, L is for lowboy, O is for ore, Q is for quint (a truck with hose, tank, ladders and pump), V is for vacuum and X is for X-ray truck. Oils and acrylics illustrate the rhymes with graphic simplicity, incorporating multiple letters into the scenes: I is for ice cream truck, and the cones are \"I\" shapes. The letters are paired two to a spread across the gutter, interacting with each other: The snowplow truck and tow truck form a snowy scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGear up, as this is bound to be a hit. From apple truck to zipper truck, \"Day and night. \/ just watch and see. \/ Trucks work hard \/ from A to Z.\" Vroom, vroom!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardworking trucks zoom across the pages of this vocabulary-rich concept book. Each spread features two trucks in a rhymed couplet that occasionally trips the tongue with clunky rhyme and meter, and while it will take practice to read the book aloud smoothly for storytime, this is not a major problem. From apple truck to ore truck to zipper truck, young vehicle enthusiasts will find something to excite them in this attractive abecedarian offering. There are some unusual trucks here, and that makes the book stand out from the everyday vehicle offering, as do O'Rourke's retro-feel oil and acrylic renditions. 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Vamos\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/samantha-r-vamos\"\u003eSamantha R. Vamos\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Illustrator Ryan O'Rourke\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/ryan-orourke\"\u003eRyan O'Rourke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn alphabetical treat for truck lovers.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone’s heard of a tow truck. And a pickup truck. An ice-cream truck? Of course! But what about a quint truck? A lowboy truck? A knuckle-boom truck? Readers will learn about these kinds of trucks—and many more—while learning the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach 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 lighthearted illustrations involve the letters in supporting roles in each scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for the truck lover, \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Trucks\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fun and accessible way for children to learn their ABCs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge-books.com\/previews\/alphabet-trucks\/AlphabetTrucks_preview1.html\" target=\"new\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead an excerpt!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/alphabet-trains\" title=\"Alphabet Trains\"\u003eAlphabet Trains\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Book series\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/collections\/jerry-pallotta-alphabet-books\"\u003eJerry Pallotta's Alphabet Book series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/alphabet-trucks-spread.jpg?16935451849137205763\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha R. Vamos, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamantha R. Vamos is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\u003c\/i\u003e, a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book, \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Trucks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBefore You Were Here, Mi Amor\u003c\/i\u003e (Viking Juvenile). Samantha lives near Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Samantha R. Vamos\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/samantha-r-vamos\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Samantha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan O'Rourke, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many years Ryan O'Rourke's illustrations have appeared in galleries, newspapers, and magazines, including a weekly illustration for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe Sunday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOne Big Rain\u003c\/i\u003e marks Ryan's foray into children's picture books. He makes his home in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Ryan O'Rourke\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/ryan-orourke\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Ryan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIRA-CBC Children’s Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePennsylvania Center for the Book Baker's Dozen: The Best Children's Books for Family Literacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother new alphabet book—and focused on trucks? Yep. So put on your hard hats and get ready to roll with these 26 hardworking trucks featured in rhyming verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrucks are magnets for little boys, and this convoy will both delight and introduce them to unusual ones. The alphabetic lineup has some obvious ones, like D for dump truck and P for pickup truck, but most of the vehicles will be new to fans, and many have surprising jobs. C is for cargo, G is for grapple, K is for knuckle-boom, L is for lowboy, O is for ore, Q is for quint (a truck with hose, tank, ladders and pump), V is for vacuum and X is for X-ray truck. Oils and acrylics illustrate the rhymes with graphic simplicity, incorporating multiple letters into the scenes: I is for ice cream truck, and the cones are \"I\" shapes. The letters are paired two to a spread across the gutter, interacting with each other: The snowplow truck and tow truck form a snowy scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGear up, as this is bound to be a hit. From apple truck to zipper truck, \"Day and night. \/ just watch and see. \/ Trucks work hard \/ from A to Z.\" Vroom, vroom!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardworking trucks zoom across the pages of this vocabulary-rich concept book. Each spread features two trucks in a rhymed couplet that occasionally trips the tongue with clunky rhyme and meter, and while it will take practice to read the book aloud smoothly for storytime, this is not a major problem. From apple truck to ore truck to zipper truck, young vehicle enthusiasts will find something to excite them in this attractive abecedarian offering. There are some unusual trucks here, and that makes the book stand out from the everyday vehicle offering, as do O'Rourke's retro-feel oil and acrylic renditions. Each truck sports a letter in a lively font, and the pages feature multicultural men, women, and children. The pages are nicely designed, with plenty of space for the trucks and the letters to shine. 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Alphabet Trucks

By: Samantha R. Vamos / Illustrated by: Ryan O'Rourke

An alphabetical treat for truck lovers.

Everyone’s heard of a tow truck. And a pickup truck. An ice-cream truck? Of course! But what about a quint truck? A lowboy truck? A knuckle-boom truck? Readers will learn about these kinds of trucks—and many more—while learning the alphabet.

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 lighthearted illustrations involve the letters in supporting roles in each scene.

Perfect for the truck lover, Alphabet Trucks provides a fun and accessible way for children to learn their ABCs.

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Samantha R. Vamos, author

Samantha R. Vamos is the author of The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred, a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book, Alphabet Trucks, and Before You Were Here, Mi Amor (Viking Juvenile). Samantha lives near Seattle, Washington.

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Ryan O'Rourke, illustrator

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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Kirkus Reviews

Another new alphabet book—and focused on trucks? Yep. So put on your hard hats and get ready to roll with these 26 hardworking trucks featured in rhyming verse.

Trucks are magnets for little boys, and this convoy will both delight and introduce them to unusual ones. The alphabetic lineup has some obvious ones, like D for dump truck and P for pickup truck, but most of the vehicles will be new to fans, and many have surprising jobs. C is for cargo, G is for grapple, K is for knuckle-boom, L is for lowboy, O is for ore, Q is for quint (a truck with hose, tank, ladders and pump), V is for vacuum and X is for X-ray truck. Oils and acrylics illustrate the rhymes with graphic simplicity, incorporating multiple letters into the scenes: I is for ice cream truck, and the cones are "I" shapes. The letters are paired two to a spread across the gutter, interacting with each other: The snowplow truck and tow truck form a snowy scene.

Gear up, as this is bound to be a hit. From apple truck to zipper truck, "Day and night. / just watch and see. / Trucks work hard / from A to Z." Vroom, vroom!

School Library Journal

Hardworking trucks zoom across the pages of this vocabulary-rich concept book. Each spread features two trucks in a rhymed couplet that occasionally trips the tongue with clunky rhyme and meter, and while it will take practice to read the book aloud smoothly for storytime, this is not a major problem. From apple truck to ore truck to zipper truck, young vehicle enthusiasts will find something to excite them in this attractive abecedarian offering. There are some unusual trucks here, and that makes the book stand out from the everyday vehicle offering, as do O'Rourke's retro-feel oil and acrylic renditions. Each truck sports a letter in a lively font, and the pages feature multicultural men, women, and children. The pages are nicely designed, with plenty of space for the trucks and the letters to shine. A fun choice for letter recognition and vocabulary building.

Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-58089-428-9

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-60734-918-1 EPUB
ISBN: 978-1-60734-600-5 PDF

Ages: 3-7
Page count: 32
10 x 7

Correlated to Common Core State Standards:
English Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Informational. Kindergarten. Standards 1-10
English Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Informational. Grade 1. Standards 1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10

Board Book
ISBN: 978-1-58089-429-6