Books : Big Joe's Trailer Truck
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by: Joe Mathieu
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 388.324
EAN: 9780394829258
ISBN: 0394833775
Label: Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: September 12, 1974
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Release Date: September 12, 1974
Sales Rank: 71548
Studio: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Product Description:
Illus. in full color. Preschool truck lovers can follow Big Joe through a typical day's work. The marvelously detailed paintings culminate in a double-page spread that labels every conceivable working part of a tractor-trailer rig.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - I love the details
I think my favorite thing about this book are the detailed "anatomy of a truck" drawings--"dolly wheels", air brake lines, front axel, etc. I learned the vocabulary of trucks from this book, so now my 3 year old son and I can talk about trucks more intelligently as we drive down the road. My son loves the book and never turns it down. I like reading it, too.
Rating: - Big Joe's Trailer Truck Through the Ages
A great book! My 19-month old son is another second generation "Big Joe". He asks me to read this to him almost every night..and I can remember reading this book with my dad 26 or so years ago. We read all the time, but Big Joe's Trailer Truck is the only one I remember after all these years.
Rating: - Good for Girls too, Especially if they're Tomboys
This is an interesting little book that my girls really liked. Yes, I said girls, but they were and still are Tomboys, so it's not that unusual for them to like a book about trucks. This story follows Joe as he gets up in the morning, goes to work at the truck depot, says hello to his go-workers, gets in his truck and makes a deliver of toys to a city several hundred miles away. Joe is on the road for a long time. He works hard and deserves the rest he gets at the end of the day.
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Rating: - Another Second Generation Reader
I, too, fondly recall having this book read to me by my father as a child. Now I'm a father, and I'm reading it to my 2 year old sons (the same copy!). The story line is simple but not patronizing, the illustrations are busy and colorful, and the kids love learning about trucks as the story unfolds. How else could a 2 year old not only know what an "air filter" is, but know that it sticks out the top of the hood to collect air?
Rating: - We love Big Joe!
I loved this book as a kid 25 years ago, and now I love reading it to my 20-month old son. My son loves Joe, too, and wants to read it over and over. Joe seems like such a friendly, hard-working fellow, and he's a wonderful example for kids. The illustrations are about the best I've ever seen in a children's book, so good, in fact, I sometimes pick it up even after my son goes to bed!
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