Not Just the Driver!

Written by Sara Holly Ackerman · Illustrated by Robert Neubecker

Discover the hidden heroes who keep our transportation moving smoothly in this rhyming adventure.

4.1 Goodreads · 184 ratings

32 pages· 410 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· ~460L

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Bookroo's summary

Explore the bustling world of transportation where unseen heroes like mechanics, dispatchers, and air traffic controllers ensure every journey is smooth. Through vibrant rhymes and illustrations, young readers meet the essential teams behind buses, trains, and planes. Who really makes the wheels turn and the engines roar? Dive into this engaging tale to find out!

From the publisher

Come along for the ride and meet the teams behind the machines that get us to our destinations in this “spirited…engaging” (The Horn Book, starred review) rhyming picture book celebrating transportation teamwork and featuring vibrant art by award-winning illustrator Robert Neubecker! Who makes buses rev and go, through detours, gridlock, storms, and snow? Who sends riders–CLICK, CLICK, CLACK–down the proper railroad track? It’s not just drivers and pilots and conductors! It’s also mechanics and maintenance workers, loaders and air traffic controllers, ticket agents and dispatchers. Young readers will meet the people who work behind the scenes to keep us and our vehicles moving and explore a whole slew of fun–and essential–transportation professions!

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