Big Stuff Dozer, Excavator, Mixer & More!

by Joan Holub, The Little Friends of Printmaking (Illustrator)

From the author of the bestselling This Little series comes the second board book about the science behind everyday things—this one about big vehicles at the construction site!

Join the construction crew and learn how big vehicles work and about the inventors behind them through simple rhyming text and vibrant illustrations. From bulldozers to excavators to concrete mixers and beyond, this engaging board book connects the dots between people and the technology they create and gives age-appropriate explanations of scientific concepts like homogenous mixtures and power hydraulics!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Construction

26 pages, Board Book

Published May 9, 2023

About the author

NY Times bestselling children's book author:
GODDESS GIRLS series + HEROES IN TRAINING series (w Suzanne Williams); THIS LITTLE TRAILBLAZER a Girl Power Primer; ZERO THE HERO; I AM THE SHARK. Lucky to be doing what I love!

Reviews

[Lindsay]

While this is a board book, it's more appropriate for a kindergartener than a toddler or baby. There is a lot of information about different types of construction trucks and introduces new vocabulary in an accessible way. The historical facts were a wonderful feature throughout the book and the illustrations are engaging. My 18 month old is obsessed with trucks (and books about trucks), but this had a bit too much type on each page to maintain his attention. I'm betting in another year or two this will be a favorite.

[Dylan Teut]

For a board book, it is very wordy with some tricky vocabulary.

[Elaine]

The info is good and so are the illustrations, but the audience is very unclear. It's too long for little kids, and yet a board book?

[Brooke - TheBrookeList]

As far as board books go, this isn't really for your youngest readers. This is a BIG book of non-fiction style introductions to all the tractors, cranes, bulldozers, and more. Each page is not your simplified look at machinery for young readers, but a much more detailed look as the specific parts of each machine and all sorts of history behind them.

For me, there is a disconnect between the density of the content and format as a board book.

Read as a nomination in the Fiction Picture Book book award category as a panelist for Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils Awards).