Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend
Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend

Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend

Written by Alice Schertle & illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Hardcover
$19.99
$18.99
4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
12
Words per page
AD460L
Lexile measure
Sep 6, 2022
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Welcome a new friend to the farm with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck!Beep! Beep! Have you heard the news? There is someone new on the farm!All the animals are nervous and excited about meeting a new friend–what will he be like? Does he neigh like a horse or oink like a pig? Does he have fur or feathers? Does he swim? Does he fly? Making new friends can be scary at first but being kind and helping others feel welcome is always the right move.Luckily, Blue knows just the thing to help his friends, old and new, feel at home! Little Blue’s Beep! was loud and clear: We are very glad you’re here!

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      Author
      Alice Schertle

      Alice Schertle is a poet and the author of many well-loved books for children, including the beloved, best-selling Little Blue Truck series, Very Hairy Bear, Button Up!, and All You Need for a Snowman. She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.

      Illustrator
      Jill McElmurry

      Jill McElmurry was the illustrator of many picture books, including her own Mad About Plaid, When Otis Courted Mama by Kathi Appelt and the best-selling Little Blue Truck series, written by Alice Schertle. She happily divided her time between the wide landscape of New Mexico and a green island in Minnesota. Jill passed away in August 2017.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780358722823
    Publication Date
    September 6, 2022
    Publisher
    Clarion Books
    Original Publication Date
    September 6, 2022
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    12
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lexile® Level
    AD460L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~M
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.1

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