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Synopsis
Kids won’t want this hilarious read-aloud ride to end. Who says getting there isn’t half the fun?
It’s hot. Hot, hot, hot! So Junie and Jake and Poppa and the baby want to go to the lake. But can they make it in their rattletrap car? It doesn’t go fast, and it doesn’t go far, but with the help of some razzleberry dazzleberry snazzleberry fizz, a beach ball, a surfboard, and a three-speed, wind-up, paddle-wheel boat, they’re off to the lake where it’s cool, cool, cool! Aaaahhh.
Phyllis Root’s wonderfully inventive wordplay and Jill Barton’s spirited and expressive illustrations make this a read-aloud road trip to remember.
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About the Author
Phyllis Root says this story is based on "all the rattletrap cars I’ve ever driven!"
Jill Barton says she often draws on her memories of her grandfather, a farmer, when illustrating stories set in the country.
From School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2-On a hot summer day, Junie and Jakie suggested a trip to the lake. Poppa worries about whether or not their old car will make it ("It doesn't go fast and it doesn't go far"), but the family decides to give it a try. They haven't gone far when "boomsssssssss. The tire went flat." Junie knows what to do-she puts her beach ball in the place of the wheel, sticking it on tight with chocolate marshmallow fudge delight. Then, "whumpety whomp!"-the floor falls off. This time, Jakie knows just what to do. A series of other near-disasters follows, each finding a silly remedy with an item that had been packed for the outing, and they make it to the lake. Cumulative stories are most successful when they have a little twist or surprise at the end, and there isn't one here, but the bouncy, creative language more than makes up for that lack. The internal rhymes, alliteration, and creative car sounds make a perfect read-aloud. The watercolor illustrations are full of action as the rattletrap car bounces off the road and seems to rush off the page. The words for the car sounds bounce, too, in their larger, uneven fonts. The illustrations contribute humorous detail capturing the family's alternating despair, inventiveness, and glee at moving again.
Adele Greenlee, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherCandlewick
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0763609196
- ISBN 13 9780763609191
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorBarton Jill
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