Truck drivers /
"About 70 percent of all goods transported in the United States are transported by trucks. Truck drivers are responsible for transporting food and other products across the country to the people who need them. They work long hours and need to have special training to drive their huge trucks. Tr...
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Published: |
PowerKids Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2020. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
Series: |
Helpers in our community
PK reader. Social studies |
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Summary: |
"About 70 percent of all goods transported in the United States are transported by trucks. Truck drivers are responsible for transporting food and other products across the country to the people who need them. They work long hours and need to have special training to drive their huge trucks. Truck drivers keep businesses going and make sure we get the things we need. Instructive, colorful photographs of truck drivers on the job help readers make meaningful connections to the informative and fun narrative." -- |
Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | 24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781725308329 1725308320 |
Index Number: | HD8039 |
CLC: | U471.3-49 |
Call Number: | U471.3-49/H771 |
Contents: | A world without trucks -- What truck drivers do -- Tractor trailers -- Driving on 18 wheels -- Flatbed trucks -- Tanker trucks -- Rolling refrigerators -- Workplace on wheels -- Lonely job -- We need truck drivers! |