Axel's First Day
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2022

Axel's First Day

Written by Jodie Parachini · Illustrated by John Joven

Part of the Digby and the Construction Crew series

An eager forklift tries to impress on his first day, but everything goes wrong.

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32 pages· AD530L
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Bookroo's summary

It's Axel the forklift's first day on the construction site, and he wants to show the other trucks how good he is. He swaggers and sways, spins and dashes, but the more he tries to help, the more things go wrong. When he apologizes, the crew gathers around to show him how they all work together to get the job done.

From the publisher

Working together as a team is the best way to get a job done quickly and right. It’s forklift Axel’s first day on the construction site, and he wants to show all the other trucks just how good he is. He swaggers and sways, he spins and dashes. The more he tries to help, the more things go wrong. When he apologizes, all the other trucks gather around to show him how they all work together to get the job done.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD530L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.5
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
September 22, 2022
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780807515891
LCCN
2022004874

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