The perfect 'big book' for kids who love trucks, diggers and cranes, with three fun stories, machine facts AND activities!Load the dirt, load the dirt,Scoop and swing and drop.Slam it down into the truck.Bump! Whump! Whop!Make a road, demolish an old building and build a new one in this noisy picture book of all things transport, from award-winning creators Sally Sutton and Brian Love...

From the creators of the best-selling Roadworks series, a fresh new celebration of transportation!This is the way we skate along, skate along, skate along,This is the way we skate alongon a sunny, funny morning.Borrowing from the childhood perennial and favourite song 'This is the way ...', a happy group of childrenscoot, bike, bus, swing, sail, run and ride their way across town to join a birthday surprise.

Small children who like big machines that go - and things that grow - will love this ode to farm equipment from the team behind the Roadworks series.Down on the farm, let’s plant the seeds.Tip them! Flip them!Go, go, go!From the plough that cuts the earth and the harrow that churns the soil to the seed drill that plants the seeds, the sprayer that waters them, the combine harvester that reaps the corn, and the dump c...

Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadworks and Demolition returns to the building site with another winner for pre-school fans of machines and building sites!Another rhythmic read-aloud for machine and building site enthusiasts from the team behind Roadworks and Demolition. Describing all the heaving and hammering involved in building a new library, this book is full of action-packed illustrations and irresistible sou...

From the award-winning duo that brought machine-mad kids Construction and Roadworks.Swing the ball. Swing the ball.Thump and smash and whack.Bring the top floors tumbling down.Bang! Clang! Crack!Load the trucks. Load the trucks.Lift and shift and heap.Drive away the piles of junk.Whump! Whop! Beep!Busy workers and noisy...

The creators of the award-winning Flight of the Honey Bee team up again for a look at a remarkable lizard: the gecko.Meet the gecko, the escape artist of the lizard world. Hawks, rats, and snakes would love to catch one for their dinner, but the gecko’s amazing ability to protect itself and outsmart predators keeps it safe from day to day. The gecko is more than a match for its pursuers, using clever camouflage and dropping its tail as a decoy to evade the...

“One of the most informative picture books about honey bees, this is surely among the most beautiful as well.” —Booklist (starred review)A tiny honey bee emerges from the hive for the first time. Using sunlight, landmarks, and scents to remember the path, she goes in search of pollen and nectar to share with the thousands of other bees in her hive. She uses her powerful sense of smell to locate the flowers that sustain her, avoids birds that might eat her,...

“Brian Lovelock’s ink, colored-pencil, and watercolor pictures work in beautiful tandem with Raymond Huber’s text to describe the capacities of an extraordinary creature.” —Wall Street JournalMeet the gecko, the escape artist of the lizard world. Hawks, rats, and snakes would love to catch one for their dinner, but as the gecko’s amazing ability to protect itself and outsmart predators keeps it safe from day to day, it is more than a match for its pursuers...

"This is all about as good as it gets for truck-obsessed preschoolers." — The Horn Book (starred review)Features an audio read-along! From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack! ) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack! ), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.

Load the dirt. Load the dirt. Scoop and swing and drop. Slam it down into the truck. Bump! Whump! Whop! (Ages 2-5)Features an audio read-along! There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this riveting book follows them every step of the way. From clearing a pathway (screek! ) to rolling the tar (squelch! ) to sweeping up at the end (swish! ), Roadwork is sure to delight young truck-lovers with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun....

**'**A brilliant first novel' GuardianIn the moving and compelling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, a young man's life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a car accident.Martin seems to have it all. He's cool, funny, and he's the undisputed leader of the Gang of Three, who roam their East London estate during the holidays looking for fun. But one night after the Gang leave a late night rap club, Martin accep...

Through the year and no matter the weather, workers at the Village Garage are always busy. With the help of their trusty trucks, they clean the streets of sticks and leaves in the spring; patch potholes in preparation for summer traffic; pick up the leaves in the fall; and spray the roads with sand and salt during winter. Young truck enthusiasts will love watching the garage workers operate their terrific trucks and keep the roads in top shape through every season!The Village Garage