Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular Drawing Book series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 and a Caldecott Medal in 1968. Ed lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his family. You can visit him online at edemberley.com.
"Anyone can be an artist with Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks
and Trains."--Publishers Weekly
"Step-by-step drawings of trains and trucks fill this book like the
ultimate traffic jam....Any child with a fondness for the subject
matter, a box of markers, and plenty of blank paper will be well
rewarded."--Horn Book
"Will please young artists fascinated by cars and trains, and
die-hard Emberley fans will enjoy the funny
embellishments."--Booklist Reviews
Gr 2-5-Emberley focuses on teaching children how to draw these vehicles in a simple manner. The first page shows a group of shapes and lines, explaining, "If you can draw these things you will be able to draw all the things in this book." That's the only text that appears. The artist then leads children through a step-by-step process. He starts off with trains, moving on to pickup trucks, vans, and heavy trucks. The last page shows stick people in various poses, as well as a cat, bird, and an assortment of "smiley" faces. The simple line drawings are done in black and white, highlighted with blue, red, green, or yellow. A good purchase for libraries in which Emberley's other titles enjoy frequent circulation, or where materials on learning to draw are in demand.-Lisa Gangemi Kropp, Middle Country Public Library, Centereach, NY Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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