If I Built a Car by Van Dusen, Chris
Chris Van Dusen
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If I Built a Car -- Chris Van Dusen - Paperback


With energetic rhyme and action-packed artwork to match, If I Built a Car sure to fuel any young inventor with big plans and grand imaginations.

If I built a car, it'd be totally new Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . . Jack has designed the ultimate fantasy car. Inspired by zeppelins and trains, Cadillacs and old planes, with brilliant colors and lots of shiny chrome, this far-out vision is ready to cruise there's a fireplace, a pool, and even a snack bar After a tour of the ritzy interior, robert the robot starts up the motor . . . and Jack and his dad set off on the wildest test drive ever

Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 06/14/2007
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.92h x 10.00w x 0.17d
ISBN: 9780142408254
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 88447 / If I Built a Car


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/14/2007 pg. 57

About the Author
Chris Van Dusen is the author and illustrator of several highly acclaimed picture books, including the hugely popular Mercy Watson series. His book, If I Built a Car won the 2006 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award presented by The Association of Bookesellers for Children. He and his family live in Camden, Maine.