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This book focuses on the many jobs a tractor can help a farmer do ("Plow until that field is clear!"). Based on the familiar song, both the rhymes and rhythm falter in places. The double-page spread art is composed of foam board, drywall compound, and acrylic paint, giving it a three-dimensional appearance. Readers will especially enjoy Old MacDonald's nosy farm animals.
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Simple, minimal text follows a package as it's shipped via truck, boat, and plane from a boy in a snowy climate to another boy in a warm part of the world. Bright, distinctive illustrations done with foam board, drywall compound, and acrylic paint help fill in the slight story.
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A simple and short text, appropriate for lap-sitters, tells of the work construction vehicles do. A loader, crane, cement mixer, digger, and more work together to build a bridge in the unrealistic time period of one day. Three-dimensional art made from acrylic paint, foam board, and plaster in bold colors enhances the rather dull text.
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In a rhythmic text, a boy imagines his jazz-loving grandfather is jamming with the greats in heaven. Music lovers will appreciate the appended biographical notes about the thirteen featured luminaries, such as Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday, but in general, this picture book's audience will be limited to those already familiar with "Miles," "Dizzy," "Lady Day," and the others. The textured three-dimensional illustrations are accomplished.