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.com Review ----------- More to Explore --------------- This sequence showes how one image from Bulldozer’s Big Day was created step-by-step by illustrator Eric Rohmann. Image 1L ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_1_L._V304994990_.png ) Thumbnail sketch in ink and watercolor. ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_1_L._V304994990_.png ) L 2 ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_2_L._CB304994981_.png ) Cutting the “key” image: the black line printing plate. This provides a guide for all the colors to come. ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_2_L._CB304994981_.png ) ACT5 ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_3_L._CB304994978_.png ) Two additional plates cut for the second and third layers of color. ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_3_L._CB304994978_.png ) L4 ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_4_L._CB304995003_.png ) Print in progress showing background colors before the final key image is printed. ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_4_L._CB304995003_.png ) CC3 ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_5_L._CB304990149_.jpg ) Final spread featured in Bulldozer’s Big Day complete with text! ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/SIMON/EMS/Bulldozer_5_L._CB304990149_.jpg ) Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) From School Library Journal --------------------------- PreS-Gr 1—Fleming and Rohmann team up for their second picture book in celebration of Bulldozer's birthday. He zooms across the construction site in joyous anticipation of his big day only to discover that every construction truck he greets is too busy to acknowledge anything more than the jobs that need to be done. As surely as the scooping, sifting, and stirring prevails, Bulldozer's blade droops lower and lower as the day passes without re. When the construction whistle signals the end of the work day with a big "Wooot!" all hope is lost until a "Feeef!" and a "Toot! Tweet! Ah-wooo!" signal the start of a surprise birthday party. Rohmann's signature (block) prints are a perfect complement to Fleming's earnest tale. The bold black lines of the machines and construction site are balanced by the black framed pages and offset by the trucks' primary colors and variable backgrounds in blues and white. Chunky details, especially the trucks' eyes and the rubble they're tending, make the story come alive. The heavyweight matte paper and lettering on the dust jacket add satisfying tactile details to the engaging text and playful illustrations. VERDICT This masterfully crafted story will become a favorite read-aloud choice.—Lynn Van Auken, Oak Bluffs School, Oak Bluffs, MA Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) See all Editorial Reviews ( /dp/product-description/1481400975/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&isInIframe=0 )