Axel the Truck: Beach Race

Axel is a little truck with big, big wheels who loves speed and adventure. Vroom vroom!

Axel’s going to find out if he’s fast enough to win an off-road race by the ocean against some bigger trucks. The monster trucks zoom down the sand, but Axel has a great―and very loud!―engine and the heart of a winner.

Bright illustrations by Brandon Dorman bring the fun-loving, confident Axel to life.

Axel the Truck: Beach Race is a My First I Can Read book designed to introduce children to the exciting world of reading. It is perfect for reading aloud to a child, which is the first step in creating a great reader.

Can the little red truck with the big heart win the race?

• Things That Go: Axel is a speedy red truck with big wheels and a loud engine who loves to get muddy and race!
• Exciting Beach Race: Cheer for Axel as he takes on bigger monster trucks in an action-packed race right by the ocean.
• Read-Aloud Fun: With fun sounds like "Vroom vroom!" and "Zip, zip, zoom," this story is perfect for sharing with your little one.
• Beginning Reader: Simple sentences and word repetition help build confidence for new readers in the acclaimed My First I Can Read format.

J. D. Riley lives in Ohio and is the author of several books about Axel the truck.

Brandon Dorman lives in Puyallup, Washington, and is the creator of Pirates of the Sea! and Santa's Stowaway, and the illustrator of Jack Prelutsky's Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face, as well as Halloween Night, by Marjorie Dennis Murray.