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About The Book

Huge, powerful, noisy, colorful, and fast, the big trucks known as semis fascinate children.
Master photographer Ken Robbins's striking images take young readers out on the road for a first look at these big rigs and the hard-driving women and men who live behind the wheel.

About The Author

Ken Robbins specializes in photographic nonfiction books on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to autumn leaves. His book Tools, with its trademark hand-tinted photographs was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. His books for Atheneum include Fireflies at Midnight by Marilyn Singer, Trucks, Thunder on the Plains, and Apples. Mr. Robbins lives in East Hampton, Long Island.

About The Illustrator

Ken Robbins specializes in photographic nonfiction books on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to autumn leaves. His book Tools, with its trademark hand-tinted photographs was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. His books for Atheneum include Fireflies at Midnight by Marilyn Singer, Trucks, Thunder on the Plains, and Apples. Mr. Robbins lives in East Hampton, Long Island.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (July 3, 2013)
  • Length: 32 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781481401647
  • Ages: 4 - 8

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