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    Yellow Copter

    Part of Red Truck and Friends

    Author Kersten Hamilton
    Illustrated by Valeria Petrone
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    Board Book
    $8.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
    7"W x 8"H x 0.56"D   | 12 oz | 32 per carton
    On sale May 17, 2016 | 26 Pages | 9781101997963
    Age 0-2 years | Up to Preschool
    Reading Level: Lexile AD430L
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    For babies and toddlers who love learning about vehicles of all kinds comes another colorful book in the Red Truck and Friends series! This rhyming read-aloud takes flight with a new kind of vehicle—helicopters!

    ★ “A well-crafted text spiced with sound effects… highly recommended for reading aloud.”—Booklist (starred review), on Red Truck

    Windy, wonderful Hurray!
    Our hero on a great fair day
    Is Yellow Copter!

    When a teacher gets stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel at the fair, cranes and planes can’t reach her. The only one who might have a chance is Yellow Copter! Follow along as Yellow Copter lifts off, flying through the sky to save the day! Young readers will love exploring the visually appealing illustrations, mimicking Yellow Copter’s sound effects, and learning how rescue helicopters operate through simple rhyming text.

    This charming and thrilling story will have little pilots eager to soar in again and again.
    Praise for Red Truck

    “With a well-crafted text spiced with sound effects, this appealing picture book is highly recommended for reading aloud to the truck-loving crowd.”—Booklist, starred review
    Kersten Hamilton is the author of numerous books for children, including the picture books Red Truck, Yellow Copter, and Blue Boat. She lives in New Mexico. View titles by Kersten Hamilton
    Valeria Petrone is an award-winning illustrator. Her numerous picture books include Red Truck, Blue Boat, and Yellow Copter (all by Kersten Hamilton) and a series by Gianni Rodari (Edizioni El). She does editorial illustration for newspapers and magazines as well as advertising and anima- tion. She also pursues a career as a painter, and her artworks have been exhibited in Italy and abroad. She lives in Milan, Italy. View titles by Valeria Petrone

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    For babies and toddlers who love learning about vehicles of all kinds comes another colorful book in the Red Truck and Friends series! This rhyming read-aloud takes flight with a new kind of vehicle—helicopters!

    ★ “A well-crafted text spiced with sound effects… highly recommended for reading aloud.”—Booklist (starred review), on Red Truck

    Windy, wonderful Hurray!
    Our hero on a great fair day
    Is Yellow Copter!

    When a teacher gets stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel at the fair, cranes and planes can’t reach her. The only one who might have a chance is Yellow Copter! Follow along as Yellow Copter lifts off, flying through the sky to save the day! Young readers will love exploring the visually appealing illustrations, mimicking Yellow Copter’s sound effects, and learning how rescue helicopters operate through simple rhyming text.

    This charming and thrilling story will have little pilots eager to soar in again and again.

    Praise

    Praise for Red Truck

    “With a well-crafted text spiced with sound effects, this appealing picture book is highly recommended for reading aloud to the truck-loving crowd.”—Booklist, starred review

    Author

    Kersten Hamilton is the author of numerous books for children, including the picture books Red Truck, Yellow Copter, and Blue Boat. She lives in New Mexico. View titles by Kersten Hamilton
    Valeria Petrone is an award-winning illustrator. Her numerous picture books include Red Truck, Blue Boat, and Yellow Copter (all by Kersten Hamilton) and a series by Gianni Rodari (Edizioni El). She does editorial illustration for newspapers and magazines as well as advertising and anima- tion. She also pursues a career as a painter, and her artworks have been exhibited in Italy and abroad. She lives in Milan, Italy. View titles by Valeria Petrone

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