Gus the Bus - Hardcover

Cossi, Olga

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0590416162 ISBN 13: 9780590416160

Publisher: Scholastic, 1989

Synopsis

After Gus, a dependable cartoon schoolbus, gets new heavy duty radials he finds himself "galloping" with the colts in the pasture and racing fire engines until the bus inspector lets some air out of the tires and returns Gus to normal

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PreSchool-Grade 2-- Gus is a normally punctual, even punctilious, school bus who goes wild when he gets a new set of radials. Without his driver, he outruns then chases a dog, races horses and a fire engine, then tries to take off on the airport runway. Ultimately, it is discovered that there is too much air in the new tires. All is rectified, and Gus returns efficiently to his daily rounds, none the worse for his adventures, and changed a bit for the better. Schneider, illustrator of Seligson's Amos: the Story of an Old Dog and His Couch (Little, 1987), has provided zany illustrations that reinforce and amplify the text. The breezy, original story is told in a breathless style with just enough description to forward the plot. The pictures are reminiscent of the more ambitious '50s cartoons--indeed, the garage mechanic owes something to Beetle Bailey. Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations and fast-paced, if simple, plot--the overly meticulous or uptight may even view this as a gentle cautionary tale.
- John Philbrook, San Francisco Public Library
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Heavy-duty radials make a new bus out of Gus, a normally responsible orange school bus who is careful to get the children to school on time. He rip-roars around the countryside with a dog, chases colts, races a red fire truck and taxis down the runway hoping to take off like a plane. With a "wide, silly grin" across his radiator, Gus heads back to the school parking lot. Even after the reason for his wild behavior is traced to too much air in his tires (which is then remedied), Gus continues to grin. The rather long, chunky pace of the text is revved up by Schneider's mad illustrations, last glimpsed in Amos: The Story of an Old Dog and His Couch. The secret life of vehicles is always of interest to children, and this story will confirm their craziest imaginings. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590416162
• ISBN 13: 9780590416160
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Schneider Howie
• Number of pages: 32