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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to dump trucks. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"A kindergarten-level introduction to dump trucks, covering their size, movement, role in the process of construction, and such defining features as their beds and large wheels"--

"Bulldozers, dump trucks, and cranes are just a few of the vehicles working together in these pages to build something incredible. The payloader makes the hole for the foundation ("DIG"), the semi-loader brings in the huge blocks ("HAUL"), and the crane lifts them up ("HOIST"). But is this a real construction site, or a boy's backyard? And after the structure is done, what happens next? Yes, the inevitable: he makes it all tumble down and is ready...

When Blue Truck starts sliding on the ice his truck buddies help him out. Cuando Camion Azul comienza a deslizarse sobre el hielo, sus amigos lo ayudan.

Curious George gets into trouble when he boards a dump truck and spills a load of dirt in a pond but redeems himself when the dirt creates an island for the pond's ducks.