Elecopter - Hardcover

Slack, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805093044 ISBN 13: 9780805093049

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2013

Synopsis

Fly along with Elecopter as she soars above the savannah, patrolling the skies with her fire-hose nose at the ready. The other animals are safe with Elecopter on the scene―Elecopter is a hero for all! Preschoolers are in for a treat in this chant-along companion to Monkey Truck.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Slack is the author of Monkey Truck. He is an artist and character designer whose work has been featured in various forms including books, comics, television, and games. He lives in Lafayette, California.

Reviews

PreS-K–The author of Monkey Truck (Holt, 2011) takes his characters to the skies with the highly versatile and helpful Elecopter, an elephant blessed with the main rotor, tail rotor, and landing skids of a helicopter. Flying high above the savannah, she assists friends in trouble. Digitally created, brightly colored cartoon images of African animals illustrate the predictable adventure and rescue plot. When she sees dark fire clouds, Elecopter rushes to save animals and extinguish a raging conflagration with her “fire-hose nose.” Various perspectives highlight her efforts as she whirs from animal to animal; as the flames grow higher, the font looms larger, and one illustration encourages children to turn the book for a better view of a giraffe's long-necked rescue. “Working for peanuts,” this helicopter hero with large expressive eyes gives students a reason to cheer.–Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TXα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Ahh! The cuteness! It blinds! Well, that’s what you get when you take a rotund, big-eyed baby elephant, give her landing gear and helicopter blades, and send her into the savanna to save animals. No, it doesn’t make sense, and you wouldn’t want it to. Whether rescuing birds from lightning storms or pulling lions from the edges of steep cliffs, Elecopter is the only half-animal, half-vehicle hero you need: Flying into danger, she’s first on the scene / to airlift a rhino / from a rocky ravine. Her trunk serves as both trumpet alarm and water hose to a deadly fire, and that ladder coiled around her tail works perfectly to snag the cheetah, those baboons, and even—in a way-cool page you have to turn sideways to appreciate—a giraffe. Slack’s ­Easter ­egg–­colored digital illustrations are filled with sharp angles and highly emotive characters, and are especially capable of handling action scenes with utmost clarity. Kids will instinctively get it and probably love it. And what does Elecopter work for? What else? Peanuts. Preschool-Grade 1. --Daniel Kraus

Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805093044
• ISBN 13: 9780805093049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Slack Michael
• Number of pages: 32