A rhyming read-aloud perfect for preschoolers At a yard sale with his mom, among the toys for sale, Chuck spots a fire truck. It only costs a buck--what luck! Mom buys Chuck the truck, and he loves everything about it. At home, he plays with it nonstop: in the sandbox, the yard, and the mud. But after bath time, once Chuck is squeaky clean, his fire truck is nowhere to be seen! Dumbstruck, Chuck hunts all over the house. Where is his truck?! Was it sucked up into the vacuum, now stuck? Finally, Chuck and his truck are reunited, just in time for bed. Told not in verse but with plenty of fun rhyme and repetition, this story's bright, cartoon-like art conveys Chuck's full range of emotions. With humor and warmth, it's a lovable read-aloud that captures a child's joy for their favorite toy.

A rhyming read-aloud perfect for preschoolers

Chuck and his truck friends solve the mystery of the missing equipment in this lift-the-flap activity book based on the hit show from The HUB. Join Chuck and his pals as they try to solve the mystery of where their missing equipment has gone. Kids can lift more than thirty-five flaps and see Chuck and his friends search high and low for missing tires, paint, tools, and more. Additionally, there are fun activities like “Can You Find,” in which readers are challenged to find a variety of objects in each spread.

The fun of working a real fire truck, dump truck, or cement mixer is made available to very young readers through the array of pull tabs, lift-ups, and die cuts on this colorful convoy

Kids will relate to Elizabeth's fervent wish to be called by her proper name.

When farmer Chuck gets ready to go to town, his barnyard pals gather round. Everyone want to ride along. But the duck Luck, Nip and Tuck, the burro Buck and work horse Huck, and six more critters may prove to be too much cargo for Chuck's Truck. Beginning readers will enjoy the bumps in the road in this colorful, newly-formatted Green Light Readers edition full of rhyme and wordplay.

Van Pelt was the west coast fire apparatus builder that was in business the longest, from 1925-1987 and became the largest builder of fire apparatus west of the Rocky Mountains. Van Pelt built all types including pumpers, water tenders (tankers), aerials, elevating platforms, brush engines, and more. See them all in highly detailed black & white photographs. Fire buffs will appreciate the in-depth coverage of this interesting company.