"When the forecast calls for snow, one little boy is thrilled. He keeps peeking outside to see if it’s snowing - but he only looks up! His single-minded focus on the sky makes him completely miss the increasingly comical chaos occurring outside his door, which includes a monster truck, a firetruck, escaped monkeys, and carousing clowns. The boy bides his time and tries to wait patiently, but waiting is boring! As the hours go by and not a snowflake...

An illustrated celebration of the world of trucks profiles the fastest, loudest, most powerful, most aesthetic, most expensive, and most outrageous models, along with stories of the people who drive them.

Readers learn about various trucks and how they operate, what they are used for, and how they are maintained.

Whether hauling dirt or carrying treats, hurrying to put out a fire or hailing from outer space, this endless array of big, noisy vehicles is a dream parade for every child who loves trucks.

Beep! Beep! Here comes a dump truck! Young students can learn basic facts about these load-bearing machines through simple text and colorful photos in this beginning title. Photo labels, diagrams, and picture glossaries clarify and reinforce the text to support readers who are just starting out.

You're in the driver's seat with big rigs, small trucks, and everything in between! Take a road trip in a big old 18-wheeler and see what it's like to sleep in the cab, hook up the trailer and even talk to other truckers on the CB radio! Scoop up big snow drifts in a snow plow. Pick up huge dumpsters with the robot arms of a garbage truck. Then get behind the wheel of neat specialty trucks like a street sweeper, tanker truck and cherry picker. Hop...

Elbow Grease, a small, electric truck with a lot of gumption, enters the Monster Truck Grand Prix to prove to his brothers that he is just as capable as they are.

A child names many of his favorite trucks and each one's most notable characteristic.

An in-depth look at the HMMWV Humvee, with detailed cross-section diagrams, action photos, and fascinating facts--Provided by publisher.