THAT SQUARE-JAWED CAN-DO action toy, Traction Man, is back in another hilarious adventure. The little boy, Traction Man, and his brave pet, Scrubbi...
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Nov 25, 2008
Becky
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In this Traction Man book, dad throws away the intrepid but filthy Scrubbing Brush and attempts to replace him with the high-tech Turbo Dog. But, as many children's books before have proven, nothing is better than some good old-fashioned imagination and low-tech fun. I can never decide what parts of Mini Grey's books I like the best. Is it the Ancient Potato who talks like Yoda? Is it the entire world contained in the backyard? Is it the old mascara brush with eyes and legs, or is it the remote
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Dec 09, 2011
Abigail
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Traction Man, the action figure extraordinaire who first appeared in Mini Grey's Traction Man Is Here!, returns in this, his second adventure, gaining (as the title suggests) a new companion. Still his little boy's favored plaything, Traction Man continues to explore new worlds - including the back yard's "Mt. Compost Heap", with its ancient (Yoda-like) Potato Guide, and its ring of Mystic Shrooms - with his beloved companion Scrubbing Brush beside him all the way. Then the boy's fathe
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Oct 17, 2011
Tosin
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This book didn't move my world but I can see where it would appeal to some children. There is a lot of adventuring which for some children would really draw them in. The thing I did like was at the end where there was a link to science in regards to electricity. It was also a very moralistic story with lessons on the importance of friendship and cleanliness.
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The story followed a little boy's action figure and his pet, the scrubbing brush, on a series of adventures. The brus More...
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The story followed a little boy's action figure and his pet, the scrubbing brush, on a series of adventures. The brus More...
Dec 08, 2011
Louise
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I've come to expect the unexpected from Mini Grey, but this is perhaps the strangest book of hers that I have read. I wonder if I've missed something by not having read the first in the series- Traction Man is Here? Possibly. Traction Man is a favoured toy of a young boy. Both the boy and Traction Man appear to enjoy playing in the mud, or the compost heap most of all. Traction Man has his own pet (a Scrubbing Brush dog), and they have lots of fun getting rather dirty. The boys father decides th
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Nov 29, 2009
Tom
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Mini Grey’s comic book inspired illustrations have a reader looking for every detail in this Superhero story about Traction Man losing his trusted sidekick Scrubbing Brush. This story is written and illustrated to show that this adventure is being played out in the imagination of the young boy that owns this super hero. When his Dad throws out the very dirty Scrubbing Brush and attempts to replace with a shiny new Turbo Dog, the boys’ imagination and curiosity allows him to fi More...
Mini Grey’s comic book inspired illustrations have a reader looking for every detail in this Superhero story about Traction Man losing his trusted sidekick Scrubbing Brush. This story is written and illustrated to show that this adventure is being played out in the imagination of the young boy that owns this super hero. When his Dad throws out the very dirty Scrubbing Brush and attempts to replace with a shiny new Turbo Dog, the boys’ imagination and curiosity allows him to fi More...
Mar 17, 2009
This book is very humorous. The illustrations of this book really present a quality reading package. In the book there is Traction Man and his sidekick Scrubbing brush. One day the dad decides Scrubbing Brush is too dirty to keep, he doesn’t bother telling his son, Traction Man’s owner, about his decision. In the story a new toy is introduced as a replacement for Scrubbing Brush, Turbodog. On the outside Turbodog appears to be a cutting edge robotic pet, but on the inside Turbodog is just a
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Apr 06, 2011
Peacegal
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I loved Traction Man is Here!, and this sequel is just as awesome as the original.
In this story, the intrepid action figure Traction Man loses his beloved (albeit germ-harboring) pet Scrubbing Brush, when the boy’s parents toss him into the garbage. They think they can replace Scrubbing Brush by buying their son a shiny new Turbo Dog, a battery-powered toy canine with his own cartoon series. (Shades of Toy Story here.)
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In this story, the intrepid action figure Traction Man loses his beloved (albeit germ-harboring) pet Scrubbing Brush, when the boy’s parents toss him into the garbage. They think they can replace Scrubbing Brush by buying their son a shiny new Turbo Dog, a battery-powered toy canine with his own cartoon series. (Shades of Toy Story here.)
However, Traction Man is not impressed by this scrap More...
Jan 08, 2012
Dolly
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This is the second book in the Traction Man series by Mini Grey. It's a fun continuation of the story, with a dirty scrubbing brush pet being replaced by a battery-powered TurboDog. I love how this story shows that toys that are made or repurposed from other things can be just as loved (or more so) than store-bought toys. It's a fun story, with plenty of excitement and fun illustrations. We really enjoyed reading this story together and we look forward to reading the next book: Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey
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Dec 21, 2011
Marci
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This rating was made by my son. He loved this book and wants more like it. I thought it was OK. I was rather surprised to see that on Amazon, 9 people reviewed the book and ALL of them gave the book 5 stars.
The story is about a boy with a toy called Traction Man and a dirty scrubbing brush that is acting as another toy sidekick to Traction Man. The parents decide it is unhygenic for their son to play with the brush and in the night secretly throw it away and replace it with a new robot More...
The story is about a boy with a toy called Traction Man and a dirty scrubbing brush that is acting as another toy sidekick to Traction Man. The parents decide it is unhygenic for their son to play with the brush and in the night secretly throw it away and replace it with a new robot More...
Dec 28, 2011
Randie
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Traction Man is back for more adventures and so is his sidekick, Scrubbing Brush...until something happens and Traction Man is given a new pet--Turbodog. Turbodog is a fancy electronic toy but he is no good at sneaking into the laundry room or venturing through the sandpit, so Traction Man searches high and low for his trusty Scrubbing Brush. Can Traction Man save the day?
Grey has created something brilliant with Traction Man, I hope to read more of his adventures.
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Grey has created something brilliant with Traction Man, I hope to read more of his adventures.
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Jun 24, 2009
Agnes
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A Toy Story written in a comic tone with action commentary on torn out notepaper "Traction Man and Scrubbing Brush are on the Northwest Slope of Mt. Compost Heap". Traction Man is always equipped with lots of stuff to aid him in each death defying adventure like his “Airtight Astro-Suit” and “a bottle of SuperStrong GERMO (with Ammonia)”. Will Scrubbing Brush - his devoted pet, be replaced with the battery powered Turbo Dog? Each page is action packed and full of very busy illustrat
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Mar 02, 2009
Rian
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Summary: In this comic-book inspired story, Traction Man loses his sidekick, Scrubbing Brush, and tries out a new sidekick, Turbo Dog.
Response: My kids have been talking about this book and were thrilled to find out I was going to read it for "homework." It was as delightful to read this story as it was to have it so highly recommended by them. My daughter, who doesn't seem the least interested in comics and superheroes, loves this book, and so does my son. It is so fun More...
Response: My kids have been talking about this book and were thrilled to find out I was going to read it for "homework." It was as delightful to read this story as it was to have it so highly recommended by them. My daughter, who doesn't seem the least interested in comics and superheroes, loves this book, and so does my son. It is so fun More...
Mar 23, 2009
Molly
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Every wonder what a kid goes through when their parent throws away something dear to them, just because to the unitiated eye the thing looks gross and/or potentially dangerous?? Traction Man meets Turbo Dog can help to answer that question. Scrubbing Brush, Traction Man's loyal sidkick, has been thrown in The Bin. TM dives in, armed with a loaded bottle of Germo (with Ammonia) and will deliver his friend safe from harm. Readers, kids and parents alike, will appreciate the humor and wonderful il
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Jan 10, 2009
Barbara
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This is a fitting sequel to Traction Man Is Here and just as hilarious. Besides Traction Man himself, the modern incarnation of the Ken doll, I especially like the domesticated dad (and his magazine Man About the House) and the naked dolls with their unruly hair that anyone with a preschooler around will recognize. In the end, Turbo Dog is appropriately emasculated, reduced to being just Turbo Lapdog, who will live in the closet with the chickens, the stray Lego pieces, and the old dolls.
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Oct 02, 2008
Tasha
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The amazing Traction Man returns and along with his trusty friend Scrubbing Brush brave the Northwest Slope of Mt. Compost Heap. Unfortunately, on the journey, Scrubbing Brush is caught in the Sinking Mud of the Pond and gets caked in dirt. While they are resting after their adventure, Scrubbing Brush is replaced by the beeping, talking TurboDog. However, TurboDog really isn't up for the sorts of adventures Traction Man has. He gets sand in his gears, isn't any good at stealth missions, and
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Feb 10, 2010
Cynthia
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In this second installment Traction Man's sidekick Scrubbing Brush is tossed in the bin because he is beyond filthy. In his place mom and dad have purchased Turbo Dog. However, it soon becomes clear that Turbo Dog cannot replace scrubbing brush and the search is on to rescue Scrubbing Brush from the bin. Another delightful, comic-book like adventure for Traction Man. My boys just love these books and want a Traction Man for Christmas.
Dec 31, 2008
Susan
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cute story of Traction Man (a boy's toy) losing his pet scrubbing brush, only to be replaced by Turbodog, who is just not the same. Traction Man goes on a quest to find Scrubbing Brush (who has been thrown away by dad) and rescues him from the trash bin. They take a bath to clean up where Turbo Dog comes across the unfortunate accident of falling into the water, thus corroding his batteries and making scrubbing brush top dog again.
Dec 23, 2008
Roxanne Hsu
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This is absolutely wonderful. Full of humor, clever ones and genuine emotions. Traction Man's devoted friendship to his trusty Scrubbing Brush side kick is actually touching. The resolution is highly satisfying. The transformation from Traction Man being a toy to full-blown character featured on every spread without the human involvement (from reality/to half-fantasy to fantasy) is paced just right.
Dec 08, 2011
My poor boy who loved the first Traction Man book almost as much as I did just didn't get this one. He didn't realize that the point was that Turbo Dog was so sophisticated and had so many bells and whistles that he stifled imagination and real, glorious, play. All my son perceived was that there was a really cool toy, and it got broken. It's very, very, bad when cool toys get broken, apparently.
Oct 28, 2011
Amy
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This Traction Man title isn't quite as entertaining as Traction Man is Here, but it's still a fun read. The kids enjoyed the devotion that Traction Man shows to his trusty companion Scrubbing Brush, and they listened carefully to the story, but they just liked Traction Man is Here a lot more.
Jul 27, 2011
Ubalstecha
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This is a wonderful book about the adventures of an action figure and his trusty sidekick, a scrubbrush dog. When the dog gets too dirty, it is thrown away and a new, electronic dog is introduced into the home. This is a whimsical, wonderful book that subtly rails against commercialism while extolling the value of imaginative play. A wonderful book.
May 28, 2011
Ubalstecha
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This is a wonderful book about the adventures of an action figure and his trusty sidekick, a scrubbrush dog. When the dog gets too dirty, it is thrown away and a new, electronic dog is introduced into the home. This is a whimsical, wonderful book that subtly rails against commercialism while extolling the value of imaginative play. A wonderful book.
Jul 28, 2009
Ginnie
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The story in this book is really sweet- the age old attempt of parents to do the old switcheroo, and the child who, despite their parents best efforts is able to hold onto that ratty old toy. The illustrations are beautiful in this book, creating a reality in the small play world.
Jan 03, 2009
Tara
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The adventures of Traction Man continue! What has become of Traction Man's loyal and lovable pet Scrubbing Brush?! And who is this Turbodog creature who wants to take Scrubbing Brush's place? Traction Man and his human family learn that fancy battery-powered bells and whistles cannot replace a true and loyal friend. Great fun!
Mar 25, 2010
Aaron
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The Illustrations were amazing and fun. Wrote more like a comic book than anything. The story on the other hand was a little strange along with the dialog. The dialog was almost hard to decipher sometimes and not always clear who or what they were talking to or about.
Jun 05, 2009
Heidi
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Mar 28, 2010
Corinne
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Even better "graphic novel" for kids than the first of the series -- Myles says mostly because there are no "scary pillows or toes." Traction man searches for and rescues trusty scrubbing brush from the depths of the garbage can in the alley.
Jun 18, 2009
Marcia
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Great! It arrived just in time to share with grade 2. They loved it! I hope this isn't the last we see of Traction Man. (Watch out for the weird naked Barbies keeping Traction Man company on the last page.) Scrubbing Brush is the best!
May 23, 2011
Daniel
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A sequel to Traction Man Is Here!, very much in the same vein although I don't think will be as easily adaptable to children's theater. Readers learn about composting, cleanliness, and not leaving friends behind.
