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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780142408254
ISBN number: 0142408255
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 40
Printing Date: June 14, 2007
Publishing house: Puffin
Age index: Ages 4-8
Sale Popularity Level: 80599
Studio: Puffin
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“If i built a car, it’d be totally new! Here are a few of the things that i’d do. . . .” Jack has designed the ultimate fantasy car. inspired by zeppelins and trains, Cadillacs and old planes, with brilliant colors and lots of shiny chrome, this far-out vision is ready to cruise! there’s a fireplace, a pool, and even a snack bar! After a tour of the ritzy interior, robert the robot starts up the motor . . . and Jack and his dad set off on the wildest test drive ever!
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I can't begin to say enough good things about this book by Chris van Dusen. His story about a boy on his quest to build the perfect car is genius. What an imagination! The illustrations alone would be reason enough to buy the book, but the catchy rhyming verse keeps you turning page after page to see what he will dream up next. I also loved the 1950's feel to the book that takes you back to a time when cars were cool, and the designs were slick. We have bought this book for other children that love books about cars, and it has always been a big hit.
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The illustrations are my favorite part of this book. Amazing. The colors and shapes remind me of spending time with my grandparents. That alone is enough to make me love this book.
The poem is fun also. I plan to use this with my students for word choice and poetry. I think it will make a great read aloud. It did win the E.B. White Read Aloud Award a few years ago.
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My daughters, ages 2 and 4, just love Chris VanDusen's books. The illustrations are colorful and fun and the text is a ball to read aloud. This particular book is about a boy imagining the car he would build to replace the family wagon. My kids loved finding mixed among the illustrations characters from VanDusen's Magee and Dee books.
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My father bought this book for my boys over a year ago. It has become one of our favorite books EVER! I am in complete awe of the incredibly colorful pictures that fill this book. The rhyming flows off the tongue, and I find it so clever and fun to read. It is one of those books that I can actually read over and over again and not get sick of it! Outstanding and witty.
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We now own all three of Chris VanDusen's books, and enjoy each one tremendously. Not only is Chris a brilliant illustrator, he's a great author. If I Built a Car is just an outstanding children's book, and I enjoy reading it to my two year old son on a very regular basis. My son loves the pictures, and the story brings me right back to my childhood when I would dream up the same sort of cars. I don't know if Chris is writing another book anytime soon, but I certainly hope so.
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