Trash Trucks! - Softcover

Kirk, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0399229272 ISBN 13: 9780399229275

Publisher: Troll, 1997

Synopsis

Each morning, at the crack of dawn, the trash trucks make their way through the city streets, feasting on the garbage that soils and clogs the community, in a brightly illustrated, fun-filled look at the world of the great garbage gobblers.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Kirk is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Trash Trucks and Moondogs (both Putnam) and Skateboard Monsters (Puffin). He lives in New Jersey. copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

From Booklist:

Ages 3^-6. "Are they beasts or great machines that feast to keep our city clean?" Well, actually, as Kirk envisions them, they're a little bit of both: energetically anthropomorphized trash trucks with massive jaws and jagged teeth, all the better the garbage to eat. Oops! Sorry--Kirk's singsong, rhyming text is infectious. There's a slight story in here somewhere--three muscular trucks save Pete and his pal Kim from being buried under a toppling mountain of trash--but the main attraction is the rambunctious art that mixes stylized retro images with collage. As for the text, it's hand lettered in "24 pt. Litterbox" (!). A witty penultimate spread shows everybody from Einstein to Santa Claus to the author-artist himself holding bags of next week's trash. (Note to casting directors: for the movie version, sign Arnold Schwarzenegger to star as lead truck "Stinko.") Michael Cart

About this edition

• Publisher: Troll
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0399229272
• ISBN 13: 9780399229275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32