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The Box Cars
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Liam and Kai are the best of friends. They do everything together. Each day in the park they race around in their box cars, pretending to be everything from policemen chasing down bad guys to chauffeurs driving around movie stars! One day they notice a little...
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Liam and Kai are the best of friends. Each day in the park they race around in their box cars, pretending to be everything from policemen to limo drivers! One day they notice a little girl watching them — she’s keen to join in, but there’s only room for two. A fun-filled story of friendship, sharing and creative problem-solving!
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Liam and Kai are the best of friends. They do everything together. Each day in the park they race around in their box cars, pretending to be everything from policemen chasing down bad guys to chauffeurs driving around movie stars!
One day they notice a little girl watching them—she’s keen to join in and they’re happy to be her friends too, but with only two box cars to play with it seems someone’s going to be left out.
The Box Cars is a fun-filled story of friendship, sharing and creative problem-solving that will appeal to boys and girls everywhere!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781925335835
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 February 2019
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: EK Books
Illustration: 35 color illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Cara King
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 254.0mm
Height: 241.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Robert Vescio is a full-time children’s author whose aim is to enthuse and inspire children to read and write and leave them bursting with imaginative ideas. Cara King is a designer and illustrator, who runs her own design business, Caratoons.
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