Written by a grandmother and teacher, the beautifully-illustrated Grandpa and the Truck stories teach children, ages 4-8, important life lessons through a vehicle kids love--the big rigs and their drivers. Kids will follow Grandpa and the truck on a journey across America, seeing regional differences, meeting wildly-entertaining characters, and learning about truckers' unique lifestyle and language, as they enter a world few really know. Book 1 focuses on what happens when a chain of cars follow a 'smokie' on a fog-bound highway in mountainous northern California, and "Ralph and the...
Written by a grandmother and teacher, the beautifully-illustrated Grandpa and the Truck stories teach children, ages 4-8, important life lessons throu...
In Book 2, Story 1, Grandpa (as young trucker) learns the power of nature when a mighty hurricane wallops the seaside town of Biloxi, Mississippi, blowing the roof off the hotel where he's staying. In Story 2, "Girl Truckers," two young women prove that people should choose careers based on their interests and abilities--not on whether they're boys or girls.
In Book 2, Story 1, Grandpa (as young trucker) learns the power of nature when a mighty hurricane wallops the seaside town of Biloxi, Mississippi, blo...
