Five Trucks - (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)) by Brian Floca (Hardcover)

About the Book

This classic by the award-winning illustrator of "Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11" returns to tell the simple story of five different trucks, their drivers, and their purpose through a series of spreads. Full color.

Book Synopsis

Trucks of different shapes and sizes share one important purpose in this classic picture book from the bestselling creator of Moonshot and Locomotive.

You have hurried
to be on time.

You look now
through a window
and see five trucks.

They are hurrying, too.

Where are they going?

Five drivers
for five trucks--
each has a job to do.

They hurry to be on time.

And then
they see you!

Originally published in 1999 by DK, Five Trucks features a new cover and plenty of exciting machines!

About the Author

Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.