Melvin might?
Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he cannot keep up with the other trucks, but when Rita needs help, he overcomes his fear in order to help her.
| Main Author: | Scieszka, Jon. |
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| Other Authors: | Navas, Juan Pablo (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: |
Jon Scieszka's Trucktown.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he cannot keep up with the other trucks, but when Rita needs help, he overcomes his fear in order to help her. |
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| Item Description: |
"Characters and environments developed by the Design Garage: David Shannon, Loren Long, David Gordon." |
| Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1416941347 9781416941347 |
| Author Notes: |
He decided to take off a year from teaching in order to work with Lane Smith, an illustrator, to develop ideas for children's books. His book, The Stinky Cheese Man received the 1994 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. Scieszka's Math Curse, illustrated by Lane Smith, was an American Library Association Notable Book in 1996; a Blue Ribbon Book from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books in 1995; and a Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Book in 1995. The Stinky Cheese Man received Georgia's 1997 Children's Choice Award and Wisconsin's The Golden Archer Award. Math Curse received Maine's Student Book Award, The Texas Bluebonnet Award and New Hampshire's The Great Stone Face Book Award in 1997. He was appointed the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress in 2008. In 2014 his title, Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor made The New York Times Best Seller List. Frank Einstein and the Electro-Finger made the list in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) |