Fire Truck Nuts And Bolts (Photo Books)

Fire Truck Nuts and Bolts (Photo Books)

From BooklistAges 5-8. Step by step and bolt by bolt, this close-up look at how a fire truck is made is a winner. Author-photographer Boucher lets his readers sit in from the design process to the finishing touches when the city's name is painted on the truck in 24-karat gold leaf. The care and craftsmanship that go into each vehicle are apparent in the author's fine photographs. Readers are likely to look at the next fire truck on the street with new admiration and respect. Denia HesterJourneys behind the scenes to describe the construction of a fire truck, from the first planning stages and initial designs, through the actual building of the vehicle, to the final gold lettering.