Transportation!: How People Get Around

by Gail Gibbons

Overview

From cars and trains to planes and boats, people all around the world have developed diverse means and methods of travel. In this fascinating exploration of transportation, Gail Gibbons employs her signature, colorful artwork and accessible text to explain transportation choices to young readers. Vehicles of many kinds are clearly detailed, as are transportation-related facts and concepts such as carpooling and commuting. For young readers on the go, this book is a must-have!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823441884
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	02/12/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	357,061
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books for Holiday House. She lives in Corinth, Vermont.

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2017
K-Gr 2—Gibbons presents the topic of transportation to young readers in her easy, identifiable style. Employing large, bright watercolor illustrations to complement brief but descriptive text, the book sheds light on the ways people around the world have developed diverse modes of travel. Gibbons explains the variety of options for those on the go, from public transportation to aircraft, big and small. She discusses what it means to commute and how travel is used for work and pleasure. Labels on each page enhance understanding. A scene of children preparing to board a school bus engages the audience as users of transportation. Back matter depicts a number of important signs, signals, and navigational aids. VERDICT A solid, accessible introduction to the subject for little ones.—Annette Herbert, F. E. Smith Elementary School, Cortland, NY

School Library Journal

2016-12-21
A stalwart in nonfiction gives a basic introduction to the topic.Gibbons breaks transportation (or "what people use to get around") into four main categories: cars and other vehicles, trains, aircraft, and boats. As the many cars, buses, vans, etc. zip past, the most notable fact included is the definition of commuters. The rest deals in generalities about size, shape, and speed. For trains, planes, and boats there is a bit more to explain about how they work, but even that is kept to a one-sentence, sometimes frustratingly simplistic minimum: "Helicopters and many planes have engines that turn propeller blades to make them fly." Space travel feels tacked on as an afterthought (with the International Space Station jarringly butting up against a country road across the gutter), with a little speculation about transportation in the future. Tucked among the buses, bikes, and sedans, there is a bit of diversity found in the townsfolk, but the majority is still white. Gibbons turns this into a Richard Scarry imitation, lacking an entertaining (or even very informational) text to accompany the many labeled vehicles; confirmed transportation enthusiasts will quickly lose interest. (Informational picture book. 3-6)

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