Garbage Trucks

by Nancy Dickmann

Overview

Did you know that the average American produces about 4.5 pounds of waste every day? That’s a lot of garbage! Garbage trucks are hard at work picking up this garbage. They carry the trash to landfills and other places. Young readers will learn about the types of garbage trucks, their main parts, and how they work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977157768
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	04/15/2021
Series:	Wild About Wheels
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
Lexile:	420L (what's this?)
File size:	69 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.

Table of Contents

What Garbage Trucks Do 4

Look Inside 8

Look Outside 12

Garbage Truck Diagram 18

Garbage Trucks in Your Neighborhood 20

Glossary 22

Read More 23

Internet Sites 23

Index 24

Interviews

Encourages reading development with high-interest topic, accessible text, and close photo-text match;

Editorial Reviews

Several workhorses of the vehicle world join the ranks of the Wild about Wheels series with these new installments. Each book presents its subject in three brief chapters, composed of short, easy-to-read sentences, that introduce what its vehicle does and its key features, inside and out. Colorful headings and bolded, glossary-defined vocabulary help young readers navigate the text, while stock photos add visual interest and support on every page. In City Buses, readers learn about three different kinds of buses (diesel, hybrid, and electric), though the frequent use of bus images from other countries may raise some questions. Vans and box trucks appear in Delivery Trucks, which interestingly touches on how drivers plan their routes and organize packages. Garbage Trucks rumbles into view with satisfying descriptions of side- and rear-loaders and their tough-as-nails construction. Whether blasting through blizzards or spreading salt and sand on icy roads, Snowplows highlights plows’ two main blade types (curved and v-shaped) and special tires for driving on snow and ice. In each volume, a two-page, labeled diagram follows the main text, reviewing its vehicle’s primary features (cab, compactor, blade, etc.), after which a simple activity prompts readers to synthesize what they’ve learned by drawing or conducting an experiment. These solid, nonfiction texts offer more information than many similarly focused series.

Booklist - Julia Smith