In "The Great Truck Rescue" by David Gordon, a small group of friends embarks on an adventurous mission to save a beloved old truck that's on the brink of being scrapped. As they uncover the truck's rich history and the role it played in their community, they rally support from local townsfolk and face a series of challenges along the way, including navigating a few mishaps that test their teamwork and ingenuity. Ultimately, their determination and creativity shine through as they set out to restore not just a vehicle, but a cherished piece of their town's heritage. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Jon Scieszka's Trucktown .

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2010 by Simon & Schuster .

Jon Scieszka is best known for his bestselling picture books, including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! and The Stinky Cheese Man . He is also the founder of guysread. com and a champion force behind guyslisten. com, and was the first National Ambassador of Young People's Literature. He lives in Brooklyn. David Gordon has done visual development for numerous production companies from Lucasfilm to Pixar, including Toy Story ; Monsters, Inc . ; A Bug's Life ; Cars ; BlueSky's Robots ; and Nickelodeon's Spongebob Squarepants . He's also written and illustrated several picture books, among them Hansel and Diesel , The Three Little Rigs , The Ugly Truckling, and Smitten . He's one of the illustrators of Jon Scieszka's fifty-two-book, New York Times bestselling series, Trucktown. Visit him at IllustratorRanch. com. David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award-winning books for children. His picture books include the best-sellers No, David! and David Goes To School which received numerous starred reviews. Loren Long is a Midwesterner - he grew up in Missouri and attended the University of Kentucky in Lexington. After graduating with a BA in Graphic Design/Studio Art, he pursued graduate-level studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He and his wife, Tracy, have two sons. You can find him at www. lorenlong. com.