Truck (book)

Truck (book)

"Truck" (ISBN 9780688802448, 1980) is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Donald Crews. It is notable for telling a story without using any humans or narration. It consists entirely of a single semi-trailer truck traveling through urban environments. It is the second of Donald Crews' books to focus around transportation vehicles (the first being "Freight Train"). It was named one of 1979's Caldecott Honor books.


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