{"product_id":"welcome-to-trucktown-paperback","title":"Welcome to Trucktown! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Scieszka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Shannon\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eLoren Long\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Truck and his best friend Dump Truck Dan are spending the day doing their favorite thing... Smashing and Crashing throughout the whole town  Along the way the meet up with their friends and give us a rollicking tour  But when a mysterious shadow falls and a strange voice calls, is the duo in trouble? Or has a new friend come to town to join in all the smashing fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Scieszka\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of Trucktown, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eSmash, Crash!\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!\u003c\/i\u003e, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book \u003ci\u003eThe Stinky Cheese Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com, a literacy initiative for boys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including \u003ci\u003eDuck on a Bike\u003c\/i\u003e, the Caldecott Honor Book \u003ci\u003eNo David!, How I Learned to be a Pirate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGood Boy Fergus\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoren Long illustrated President Barack Obama's \u003ci\u003eOf Thee I Sing\u003c\/i\u003e; the newest version of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Engine that Could\u003c\/i\u003e by Watty Piper; Madonna's second picture book, \u003ci\u003eMr. Peabody's Apples\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNightsong\u003c\/i\u003e by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt's \u003ci\u003eAngela and the Baby Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e by Matt de la Peña; and \u003ci\u003eIf I Was the Sunshine \u003c\/i\u003eby Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Loren's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Gordon has done visual development for numerous production companies from Lucasfilm to Pixar, including \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMonsters, Inc\u003c\/i\u003e.; \u003ci\u003eA Bug's Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCars\u003c\/i\u003e; BlueSky's \u003ci\u003eRobots\u003c\/i\u003e; and Nickelodeon's \u003ci\u003eSpongebob Squarepants\u003c\/i\u003e. He's also written and illustrated several picture books, among them \u003ci\u003eHansel and Diesel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Three Little Rigs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ugly Truckling, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmitten\u003c\/i\u003e. He's one of the illustrators of Jon Scieszka's fifty-two-book, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series, Trucktown. Visit him at IllustratorRanch.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 8 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smash! 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