Studio : READ N LEARN

Publisher : READ N LEARN

Binding : Toy

Product Description
When Joe gets lost, Nolan takes him in. After all, he's always wanted a pet! Nolan's parents are worried: Joe doesn't seem to be very well-trained. Nolan promises to train him. And the most fun of it is, Joe isn't your ordinary pet; Joe is extraordinary; Joe is exotic; Joe is a backhoe! Joe loves to dig, push, and carry. Nolan loves collecting rocks. They seem like they could be really good friends! But even as Nolan finds ways to help Joe get rid of his extra energy and be better behaved, Joe starts to get homesick. After all, he's a lost backhoe. He has another owner. Whatever will Nolan do? This hilarious story makes great comic use of traditional pet-training problems (and maybe even a few kid-training problems!). Read aloud, or even for young readers to read on their own, this illustrated picture book will be fun to read again and again (and again). The anthropomorphization of Joe's face is fabulous, giving him a wide range of emotions one wouldn't normally associate with construction equipment! From gleeful to homesick, readers will empathize with Joe the Backhoe! This quirky book should appeal to boys, girls, readers, non-readers, and grown-ups, too! It's just your average tale of a lost pet... a helpful new friend... pet training... and construction vehicles! Backhoe Joe A quirky, humorous picture book about a stray backhoe Encourages reading, empathy, thoughts of pet responsibility Encourages thinking outside the box and humor Absolutely hilarious; you'll want to take Joe the Backhoe home, too! Fun illustrations feature anthropomorphic construction equipment Hardback picture book with dust cover 32 pages Text by Lori Alexander; Illustrated by Craig Cameron
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