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Rattletrap Car Big Book

By Phyllis Root
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In Rattletrap Car, a resourceful father and his children embark on a hot summer adventure to the lake in a quirky, unreliable car. Despite their car's many breakdowns, they use clever solutions and everyday items to keep the vehicle running. This imaginative, rhythmic, and humorous story highlights creativity and persistence.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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If you’re looking for a delightful read-aloud experience for young children, this book will capture their attention with its rhythmic language and playful humour. Its engaging story about an inventive family's adventure with a rickety car is perfect for sparking the imagination and bringing giggles to storytime.

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Rattletrap Car Big Book

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“Here’s a happy story hour choice. . . . A picture book that passes the fun test with flying fizz.” — Booklist

It’s hot, hot, hot! So Junie and Jake and Poppa and the baby want to go to the lake. But can they make it there in their Rattletrap Car Big Book? It doesn’t go fast, and it doesn’t go far...

Inventive wordplay and expressive illustrations make this a read-aloud road trip to remember.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780763641399

Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Illustration: 4-COLOR

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jill Barton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 353.0mm

Height: 406.0mm

Weight: 550g

Pages: 40

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Phyllis Root

About the Author

Phyllis Root says this story is based on "all the rattletrap cars I've ever driven!"

Jill Barton says she often draws on her memories of her grandfather, a farmer, when illustrating stories set in the country.

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