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Highlights
- With bright, clear art and prose as clean as Sam the narrator's shiny engine, this preschooler-friendly book explores transportation, the parts of a car, signs and signals, night and day, community, and occupations.Bright, graphic artwork invites readers to count, name colors and shapes, and follow Sam and his car as they drive through a bustling world from Sam's home in the country to his job in the city.
- 4-8 Years
- 9.4" x 9.38" Hardcover
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Transportation
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About the Book
A multi-concept book where the author-artist introduces Sam and his car, and with them explores such ideas as transportation, signs and signals, night and day, and occupations. Readers are invited to count, name colors and shapes, and follow Sam and his car as they drive through a bustling picture book landscape from Sam's home in the country to his job in the city. Full-color illustrations.Book Synopsis
With bright, clear art and prose as clean as Sam the narrator's shiny engine, this preschooler-friendly book explores transportation, the parts of a car, signs and signals, night and day, community, and occupations.
Bright, graphic artwork invites readers to count, name colors and shapes, and follow Sam and his car as they drive through a bustling world from Sam's home in the country to his job in the city. Named to numerous "best of the year" lists, My Car features vehicles, signs and signals, and a surprise ending. "For young children intrigued by cars, this book is simply wonderful."--ALA Booklist
Byron Barton is the celebrated creator of numerous picture books for very young children, including Trucks, My Bus, and Building a House.
From the Back Cover
My car has wheels.
My car has gas.
The horn goes beep.
Come take a ride.
Review Quotes
"Vehicle-obsessed toddlers will line up for a ride." -- The Horn Book
"Will survive countless readings." -- Publishers Weekly
"Simply wonderful." -- ALA Booklist