This Is My Truck/Este Es Mi Camion Book

This Is My Truck/Éste es mi camión compares different types of trucks, from a fire truck to a dump truck. Simple vocabulary and repetitive text boost reading skills, while a strong photo-text match aid comprehension. Bilingual version is perfect for ELL students.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2

These titles teach colors, opposites, and sorting and classifying through the use of toys. Photos show multicultural and physically challenged children (and adults in My Book ). On each spread, a toy is introduced and labeled on the left page ("white ball"), and new terms are applied to form a full sentence on the right ("This is my white ball"). The last page reinforces the concept by introducing an item that does not belong in the category ("This is not a ball" displays a photo of a girl petting a confused-looking dog). Oddly, the books displayed in My Book are English-only. While these titles may not represent serious competition for the "A+ Bilingual Mixed Set" (Capstone, 2008), the clever presentation makes them appealing additions.