Trucks to the Rescue!

(Board book)

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Whether it's a flat tire or a fire, trucks come to the rescue in this board book. Kids will love repeating the refrain "to the rescue!" with each different truck-fire truck, dump truck, tow truck, and more. William Low reprises the trucks from Machines Go To Work and Machines Go To Work in the City; his characteristically beautiful art brings these big machines to life.

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Low's artwork is stunning, using thick brushstrokes and rich colors and shadows to re-create detailed city and suburban scenes--readers will want to linger on each spread. --School Library Journal on Trucks to the Rescue!

Low demonstrates how five powerful trucks save the day in a richly illustrated board book with a cause-and-effect cadence. In alternating spreads, Low presents a problem ("A pipe is broken--flooded street") then reveals the truck that can fix it ("Vacuum truck to the rescue!") in lines that all but demand to be shouted. --Publishers Weekly on Trucks to the Rescue!

The richly colored pages of Machines Go To Work probably could not be more exactly calibrated to entrance the vehicle-oriented, 2-to-6-year-old male demographic. -- The Wall Street Journal on Machines Go To Work

Let these machines do all the work; the reading about them is pure pleasure. --The Horn Book, starred review, on Machines Go To Work

Thoughtful design, dynamic art, and solid information make this a standout! --Booklist, starred review, on Machines Go To Work in the City

Author Bio

William Low has had a lifelong fascination with machines. He is the author and illustrator of Feathered Dinosaurs and the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Old Penn Station, as well as the illustrator of many books for children. Mr. Low is a four-time silver medal winner at the Society of Illustrators. He teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.