Junkyard
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442459611 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Man the machines and help clean up the junkyard in this rousing robot story that encourages community building.The yard has junk! Stacks and heaps and piles of junk as far as the eye can see. But the Munching Machine robots are on the job—it’s time to get cleaning! And after a whole lot of CRUNCHING, CHEWING, CHOMPING, SLURPING, and SWEEPING, what’s next? Time to get BUILDING, DIGGING, PLANTING, and DECORATING the new park for everyone to enjoy!Fun, rhyming text paired with irresistible robots and radiant results make this an engaging read-aloud that will inspire clean-up projects of all sizes.
"Terrible mess transformed into bucolic setting." according to Bob Walch. Two resourceful robots tackle a horrible junkyard filled with trash, old cars, toxic waste and everything you'd expect to find in such an abused environment. The colorful illustrations picture the robots chewing broken bedframes, crunching boxcars and slurping tubs of stinky fish oil and toxic waste.Once the mess is cleaned up the real work begins. The two robots then transform the site into a beautiful place to play, hike, engage in sports, swim and plant a garden. Now how cool is that?Without being heavy handed there's a very positive messa. Great story, beautiful art! I purchased this book on a whim, and mostly because my two and a half year old loves robots. He was immediately drawn into the story and loves to look at the details in the drawings and pointing out objects he finds in the "junk". It is currently one of his favorite books. Even young children can appreciate the basic concept of cleaning up junk to make a better and more beautiful space to play in!. "Another hit by Mike Austin!" according to Meghan. We have his (Mike Austin's) other books and this is definitely a favorite already. Same bright colors as his others, awesome pictures and story line. My husband reads this with a robot voice for added excitement. Definitely goes with this book.I highly recommend this book. Buy it and enjoy along with your child as they react to these 2 robots silly ways to some kindhearted deeds.
Earthy colors dominate the digital illustrations when depicting the messy junkyard, turning to bright greens, blues, and reds when the garden is planted and the park is ready for outdoor fun. From School Library Journal K-Gr 2—Supersized robots made from spare parts are sad to find that the yard is such a mess: "Junk as far as the eye can see/not even room for one little tree." The Munching Machines go to work right away, chewing up everything from rusty school buses and broken bed frames to truckloads of stinky fish oil and tubs of toxic waste. Once the yard is swept clean, "They dig hundreds of holes/for hundreds of trees,/and sow hundreds of flowers/for hungry honeybe