Terry Trackhoe Goes Missing (Terry Trackhoe Adventures) - Softcover

Mary Linda Miller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1456580914 ISBN 13: 9781456580919

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

Terry Trackhoe is the smallest digger on the construction site and he makes mischief with mud. He and his forklift friends annoy the fearsome Bullydozer who threatens revenge. After working for months to install a water reclamation pipe, the whole crew is tired and anxious to get home to the maintenance yard. When Lazy Larry forgets to tie him down to a trailer, Terry has a wild ride and falls off onto a country road, at night with a dark Florida forest surrounding him. Mama and Papa Trackhoe realize he’s missing and a herd of construction equipment rushes to the rescue, putting out a forest fire along the way. They discover that Bullydozer isn’t so bad after all and Terry isn’t the baby they thought he was. TERRY TRACKHOE GOES MISSING is a fictional early chapter book geared for read-aloud to the youngest readers up to self-reading by third- or fouth-graders (8- to 9-years-old). It's supplemented with a glossary and a non-fiction essay about wastewater treatment for advanced readers. Target audience is active little boys and their fathers, but mothers and daughters will appreciate the positive roll portrayed by several female characters. Environmental themes are an important part of the story. Vivid illustrations by Carmelo L. Monti, AIA bring Terry and his fellow machines alive with action and adventure. To see photos of the construction equipment that inspired him, visit www.terrytrackhoe.com.

About this title

About the Author:

Reared in St. Louis, Missouri, Mary Linda Miller graduated fromMaryville University in 1978 with a BFA summa cum laude and worked fortwenty-five years doing design, drafting, and technical writing in thefields of civil engineering and architecture while living in St. Louis,Phoenix, and Hawaii. Her job required an occasional visit to a construction site, giving her a unique perspective to personify the equipment she saw there and todeliver their story with a positive environmental message. She also traveled extensively in the United States,Western Europe, and Japan. She has four genealogy and family historybooks in the Library of Congress and currently resides in Orlando,Florida with her husband of over thirty years Carmelo L. Monti, RA.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1456580914
• ISBN 13: 9781456580919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Carmelo L. Monti AIA