| Trucktown Collector's Set: Dizzy Izzy; Kat's Maps; Trucks Line Up; Uh-Oh, Max; The Spooky Tire; Kat's Mystery Gift Contributor(s): Scieszka, Jon (Author), Shannon, David (Illustrator), Long, Loren (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1481444832 ISBN-13: 9781481444835 Publisher: Simon Spotlight OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Boxed Set Published: September 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Cars & Trucks - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 9.5" (0.90 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Check out this awesome boxed set of six Ready-to-Read books from the brilliant mind of Jon Scieszka, author of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. Now little ones can hit the road with this rough and tough carry-along boxed set featuring six favorite tales from the Trucktown series, perfect for any young reader's library--or garage! This boxed set includes Dizzy Izzy; Kat's Maps; Trucks Line Up; Uh-Oh, Max; The Spooky Tire; and Kat's Mystery Gift. |
Contributor Bio(s): Long, Loren: - Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama's Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna's second picture book, Mr. Peabody's Apples; Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt's Angela and the Baby Jesus; Love by Matt de la Peña; and If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Loren's work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.Scieszka, Jon: - Jon Scieszka is the creator of Trucktown, including the New York Times bestselling Smash, Crash!, and the author of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com, a literacy initiative for boys.Shannon, David: - David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including Duck on a Bike, the Caldecott Honor Book No David!, How I Learned to be a Pirate, and Good Boy Fergus. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.Gordon, David: - David Gordon is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed The Ugly Truckling and The Three Little Riggs. His first book for Simon & Schuster was the adorable Smitten. He has done concept work for Pixar's Toy Story; Toy Story 2; A Bug's Life; Monsters, Inc.; and Cars; as well as Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants. He also did character design work on Blue Sky's Robots. He lives in New York City. Visit him at IllustratorRanch.com. |