The Wheels on the Bus Author: Visit Amazon's Paul O. Zelinsky Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0525446443 | Format: EPUB
The Wheels on the Bus Description
Amazon.com Review
"The wheels on the bus go round and round.... All over town." This traditional song, a favorite of children everywhere, is adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, winner of the Caldecott Medal for his lush version of
Rapunzel, and Caldecott honors for
Rumpelstiltskin,
Hansel and Gretel, and
Swamp Angel. Fantastic paper engineering with movable parts, flaps, and wheels that spin makes this an interactive book that young readers will love to pieces (maybe literally!). Pull one tab to make the "wipers on the bus go swish swish swish," and another to see the "babies on the bus cry Waah! Waah! Waah!" On closer inspection, children will be tickled to discover several subtle and humorous subplots, as well as a full-circle finale: the last stop on the bus is at the Overtown public library, where the day's program includes a folk singer. Guess what he's singing!
Zelinsky's warm, inviting illustrations are a perfect match for this classic play rhyme. Children who have learned the hand motions to the song will enjoy helping the characters in the book enact their own roles. The back cover includes the musical notation for "The Wheels on the Bus," so everyone can sing along. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter
From Publishers Weekly
In an ingeniously designed, deftly executed lift-the-flap (and pull-the-tab) book, Zelinsky elaborates on the well-known and much-loved children's song. Not only do its wheels go round and round, but the bus here also has doors that open and shut, windshield wipers that move back and forth, and so on. The text consists of the lyrics of the song itself, but Zelinsky has neatly inserted a number of visual subplots that flesh out the story--one involving a boy with a boxful of adventurous kittens, another a motorcyclist and her runaway puppy, a third a young man with a guitar. The music and refrain are included on the back cover, and those unfamiliar with the song may well want to bone up in order to sing the book's praises to the most appropriate tune. Ages 2-8.
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- Age Range: 3 - 8 years
- Grade Level: Preschool and up
- Hardcover: 16 pages
- Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (October 30, 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0525446443
- ISBN-13: 978-0525446446
- Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 11.3 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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