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Little Blue Truck Leads the Way

by Alice SCHERTLE
1 CD. 4 min. Recorded Bks. Jan. 2017. $15.75. ISBN 9781501949791. digital download.
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PreS-Gr 1—When the carefree little blue truck heads into the city, he's bombarded with sights and sounds. A double-decker bus, grocery truck, police car, street sweeper, limousine, and taxi all jockey to get around the pokey truck. The wise truck suggests "one at a time," which becomes the mayor's advice, too, when his limo breaks down and the little blue truck offers him a lift. The rhyming anthropomorphic vehicles will be attention grabbers for energetic audiences.
VERDICT Pair this audio version (two tracks, one with page-turn signals) with the print and find youngsters who enjoy the multisensory experiences the combination can offer.
Reviewed by Deb Whitbeck, formerlly at West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI , Dec 01, 2017

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