Five Trucks
Five drivers for five trucks! Where are they headed? Count along, and identify the different trucks as they motor to their common destination, the airport. Floca's detailed and realistic illustrations provide lots of visual interaction for readers of all ages. The simple story is engaging and will please even the youngest automobile or aviation enthusiast.
Pennsylvania Center for the Book Awards
Book Activities & Discussion Ideas
Five Trucks is a book that invites counting and close examination of trucks. Let's count and look closely at each of the trucks. What job do they each have at the airport? What makes each truck special or different? After reading, ask children if they've been to an airport. Have they seen any other types of vehicles at the airport? Be sure to point out the names of the trucks at the bottom of each page. Help build children's vocabulary by using those names when you talk about the book.
Pair Five Trucks with some other terrific truck books for an action-packed story session. Books such as Truck Duck by Michael Rex, Truck by Donald Crews, I Love Trucks by Philemon Sturges and Shari Halpern, and Digger Man by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha are terrific jumping off points to discuss what different types of trucks do. Encourage families to trace their fingers under the words as they read some of the pages. Young children have an easier time focusing on large print as seen in this book.