Pug in a Truck

October 1, 2006
PreS-Gr 2-Pug the dog introduces his human friend and their big red truck, describing how they pick up a load and head off to deliver it. Coffelt tells the simply plotted story through short sentences and bold, bright illustrations. The cartoon-style artwork has a grainy texture, and elements within the pictures are outlined in black. While much of the text is appropriate for beginning readers, the trucking vocabulary is a bit tricky. Meanings of terms and phrases like hammer down (go fast), dragon wagon (a tow truck), and keeping the shiny side up and the greasy side down (driving safely and avoiding accidents) will be lost unless readers use the appended Trucker Glossary. However, children familiar with the jargon will breeze through the tale."Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Richfield, OH"

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