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The Great Truck Rescue

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3.8 out of 5
Based on 42 Ratings and 9 Reviews

Book Description
Melvin the worrying Cement Mixer worries about EVERYTHING... And doesn't think he can do ANYTHING. He watches nervously as Jack, Pete, and Rita roar, soar, and splash their way to cross a ravine. But when Rita cries out for help, Melvin knows he must do something. But can Melvin push away his worries long enough to rescue little Rita?
Book Information
PublisherSimon Spotlight
BindingPaperback (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-101442409320
ISBN-13978-1442409323
Publication Date08/31/2010
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About Jon Scieszka (Author) : Jon Scieszka is the author of Melvin Might? (Trucktown), Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka, Snow Trucking!, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, the Time Warp Tri... more
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About David Gordon (Illustrator) : David Gordon is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of David Gordon include Melvin Might? (Trucktown), Uncover a Dolphin (Uncover Books), ... more
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About David Shannon (Illustrator) : David Shannon is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of David Shannon include The Rough-Face Girl, A Bad Case of Stripes (Unabridged), Melvin Might... more
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About Loren Long (Illustrator) : Loren Long has received two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators. His first picture book, Angela Johnson's I Dream of Trains, won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Golde... more
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