Trucks

by Gail Saunders-Smith

Describes a variety of trucks and what they do, including garbage trucks, cement mixers, dump trucks, snow plows, tow trucks, and mail trucks.

Genres: Nonfiction

24 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you’re looking for an explanation for what it’s like parenting a toddler, it is that my husband had to hide this book on our highest shelf because I couldn’t handle reading it dozens of times in a row and because I threatened that I would likely vomit if I had to read it again. And now it has been discovered by our son when my husband forgot it was there and went to put something near it. His little voice calling “truck” is the last thing I remember before I had to read it approximately thirty times in a row. So, in summary, my one year old loves this and you may or may not. I do find it educational and great for language. I just prefer not to be the one doing the educating.

[Kaytlyn Witcher]

Trucks is a nonfiction book. It talks about several different types of trucks that students may see out on the roads. It also entails a description of what each truck does. This book is very good for students to help distinguish which trucks do what around their own community.

Activity:I would use this in my classroom during Language Arts. I would first read the book to the class. Then I would re-read the story, as I read a sentence, the class the echo the sentence back. Once we have read the book twice they will turn their elbow partner and re-read for a third time. They will go back to their desk and right about the beginning, middle, end, and main idea. This will make them recall information and write it in complete sentences. They could also write a sentence or two about some of the trucks that are in the book that they have seen in real life. They could also write some questions about trucks that they have and I could help answer them.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rated 5 stars by E because he can read it himself!

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