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Description
This book looks at many different types of trucks and the work they do, including a brief history and a general description of truck parts.
Quick Summary
Mighty Trucks by Chris Oxlade is a nonfiction guide that explores dozens of truck varieties, from dump trucks and fire engines to semi-trucks and garbage trucks, explaining the specific jobs each type performs and how they evolved over time. The book covers a brief history of trucks along with detailed explanations of truck parts like engines, beds, and cabs. If your kid loves detailed reference books like the Guinness World Records series, they'll enjoy this comprehensive truck encyclopedia. This book is ideal for fourth through sixth graders who are truck enthusiasts and read at a fifth-grade level, offering 0.5 AR points in just over 3,000 words.