101 Trucks

Sam Williams. Cartwheel Books, $12.95 (10pp) ISBN 978-0-439-39542-7

In a follow-up to their Long Train: 101 Cars on the Track by Sam Williams, illus. by Ken Wilson-Max, 101 Trucks portrays colorful vehicles headed for Hollywood. The numbered trucks rumble across the page horizontally, each with a liftable flap that reveals its contents (e.g., ""gigantic cranes,"" ""a stunt-performing plane,"" ""windows and drapes,"" and ""boots and capes.""

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