Summary
Who’s driving the fire engine? Elephant! He is driving to the fire station. Wheeooh wheeooh wheeooh! Who’s driving the racing car? Hare! He’s driving to the racing track. Vroooom! But who gets there first? Was it Cat? Giraffe, in her convertible? No, it’s the turtle, on his little legs. “I chose this book because of its exuberance, the strong graphics, and the fun of matching the right driver to the right vehicle,” says publisher Julia Marshall. “It’s a great book for reading aloud to young children.”
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780958272025 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0958272026 |
| Author: | Leo Timmers |
| Publisher: | Gecko Press |
| Imprint: | Gecko Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2006 |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Dimensions: | 292mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 2-4 |
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Critics Review
“This is an amusing book to reread, since even the smallest details are assigned a narrative purpose. Clearly, one animal’s clutter is another pig’s livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale.” New York Times (US)
“Is a good example of less is more … Not a lot happens, but it’s a perfect read-aloud book for children up to the age of about three, thanks to the repetition and all the ‘chug’, ‘vroooom’, ‘brrrmmmm’ and ‘wheeeeee’ noises you’re encouraged to make” The Age (AU)
“Precisely the kind of thing that toddlers love to do. They want bright colours, they want animals, they want sounds that they can imitate and questions that they can answer … I really like it. … it’s incredibly simple. There’s lots to talk about, … it’s very clever.” Kate De Goldi, National Radio New Zealand
“This is an amusing book to reread, since even the smallest details are assigned a narrative purpose. Clearly, one animal’s clutter is another pig’s livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale.” New York Times (US)
“Is a good example of less is more … Not a lot happens, but it’s a perfect read-aloud book for children up to the age of about three, thanks to the repetition and all the ‘chug’, ‘vroooom’, ‘brrrmmmm’ and ‘wheeeeee’ noises you’re encouraged to make” The Age (AU)
“Precisely the kind of thing that toddlers love to do. They want bright colours, they want animals, they want sounds that they can imitate and questions that they can answer … I really like it. … it’s incredibly simple. There’s lots to talk about, … it’s very clever.” Kate De Goldi, National Radio New Zealand
Leo Timmers
Leo Timmers was born in 1970, in Belgium. He is trained in Graphic Design and illustrates for Belgian magazines and papers as well as illustrating picture books.He started writing his own stories gradually. In 2000 he received a Bookfeather award for his illustrations in ‘Happy with me’ and he won the annual Children’s and Youth jury Award in both 2005 and 2006. In 2007 he won with his picture book ‘Who is driving?’ which has been translated into twelve languages.
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