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Blue Boat
For babies and toddlers who love learning about vehicles of all kinds comes another colorful book in the Red Truck and Friends series! This rhyming read-aloud sets sail with a new kind of vehicle--boats!
★ "A well-crafted text spiced with sound effects... highly recommended for reading aloud."--Booklist (starred review), on Red Truck
Splashing crashing mighty waves!
Blue Boat's coming! Blue Boat's brave! A mighty storm is coming, and Blue Boat receives a call from a smaller boat in distress. Only a tugboat as rough and tough as Blue Boat can rescue them! Follow along as Blue Boat navigates the open seas, sailing through the storm surge, under the drawbridge, and over powerful waves to save the day! Young readers will love exploring the visually appealing illustrations, mimicking Blue Boat's sound effects, and learning about different kinds of boats through simple rhyming text. This charming and adventurous story will have little sailors plunging in again and again.
★ "A well-crafted text spiced with sound effects... highly recommended for reading aloud."--Booklist (starred review), on Red Truck
Splashing crashing mighty waves!
Blue Boat's coming! Blue Boat's brave! A mighty storm is coming, and Blue Boat receives a call from a smaller boat in distress. Only a tugboat as rough and tough as Blue Boat can rescue them! Follow along as Blue Boat navigates the open seas, sailing through the storm surge, under the drawbridge, and over powerful waves to save the day! Young readers will love exploring the visually appealing illustrations, mimicking Blue Boat's sound effects, and learning about different kinds of boats through simple rhyming text. This charming and adventurous story will have little sailors plunging in again and again.
Book Details
- Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: May 17th, 2016
- Pages: 30
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.00in - 7.40in - 0.60in - 0.85lb
- EAN: 9781101998533
- Recommended age: 00-02
- Categories: • Transportation - Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft• Concepts - Colors• Sports & Recreation - Water Sports
About the Author
Kersten Hamilton is the author of over twenty-five books. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. BLUE BOAT is her fifth book for Viking. Visit her at kerstenhamilton.com. Valeria Petrone has worked as an illustrator for publishers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, and her native Italy, where she now lives. Visit her at www.valeriapetrone.com.
Praise for this book
Reviews for Blue Boat "Readers who are entertaining dreams of captaining a ship someday will celebrate the brave efforts of this 'rough, tough tugboat.'"--Publishers Weekly
"With plenty of sound effects and opportunities for call-and-response, this will be a spirited pick for one-on-one or group storytime."--Booklist
"With plenty of sound effects and opportunities for call-and-response, this will be a spirited pick for one-on-one or group storytime."--Booklist