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These are books we rated at 3 stars, and books that were published before 2020 that we might not be able to get more copies of.

With Any Luck, I'll Drive a Truck

2016; owned by FRVW, CALV, SOCC, TWIN

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Published 2004, reprinted 2008.

Available in system through Charles County, but not owned by any Calvert libraries.

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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

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Published 2003, reprinted all the time

Owned by FRVW, CLMS, CALV, SOCC, TWIN

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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus | Read Aloud by Reading Pioneers Academy

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Published 1978, reprinted regularly

Not in packet - Big Book suggestion (FRVW, TWIN)

Owned by FRVW, CALV, SOCC

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Freight Train - Animated Children's Book

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11x17

Twinkle, twinkle traffic light
Round the corner shining bright.
Red means stop, green means go,
And yellow means go very slow.
Twinkle, twinkle traffic light
Round the corner shining bright.

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11x17

I'm a little airplane,
(children raise arms at sides to shoulder height.)
Now watch me fly!
(They spin one of their arms in front of them as if it were a propeller)
Here are my instruments
From down low to up high.
(With their other arm, they reach from the ground to above their heads.)
First I get revved up.
(Children make engine noises while still spinning their arms.)
Then I can fly,
(Children raise arms to shoulder height.)
Lifting off the runway
(They start walking forward.)
Up into the sky!
(They go up on their tiptoes and continue to move forward. Let them circle awhile before returning to their original positions.)

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Peanut sat on the railroad track,

His heart was all a flutter.

Down came engine number 9,

Whoo, whoo, peanut butter!

Children like to improvise, lemon-lemonade, grapes-jelly, apples-

applesauce, strawberry-berry jam and on, and on, and on.

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One little car,

It happened to be blue,

Met another car,

Then there were two.

Two little cars

Driving by the sea.

One drove up from the beach,

Then there were three.

Three little cars

Driving by the store,

Another pulled out,

Then there were four.

Four little cars

Out for a drive.

Another car joined them,

Then there were five.

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Text is from packet inventory, which also includes photos.

Mark “parking spaces” on the floor with different colored tape.

Ask the kids to work together to sort the cars by color into the parking spaces.

Count the number of cars in each parking space.

Are there other ways that we can sort the cars?

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Text from packet inventory. No example images given.

See packet—kids can work together to create transportation themed scenes using the enclosed flannel backgrounds and vehicles.

Or work together to determine what kinds of vehicles would best work with each of the transportation backgrounds.

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Book

Freight Train

is one of our favorite Train books. I think we started reading the book when CJ was 2 yrs old. Her obsession for Trains and Rainbow makes it a hit. Please hop on to my other blog, kidobook to read more about the book.

Craft

We created thumbprint Freight Train painting. I got the idea of thumbprint train from the book - Ed Emberley's Complete Funprint Drawing Book

Canvas/Poster board
Tempera Washable paints
Black marker
Tooth brush
Masking tape
Newspaper
Felt markers/washable markers
Egg carton

Before painting on the canvas we tried thumbprints on construction paper.

We started off with the engine. We used egg carton for storing different colors and I kept a cup of water to wash thumb after each thumb printing.

We used either single thumbprint or four as shown for the cars and boxes

After completing the thumbprints and letting it to dry for sometime. I gave CJ the freight train book and Ed Emberley's thumbprint book so that she can see how to add the details.

CJ had fun making wheels and details. We used pom-pom stampingfor the smoke.

We also tried packing peanuts stamping

For the wheels, we used Q-tips

I like the way CJ added the train details:-)

After the two successful attempts, we got confidence and started painting our Freight train on canvas. I helped CJ to make neat thumbprints. On CJ's request, I added a new pink car to the Freight train.

I outlined the details of the train with permanent marker. For the wheels of the train, we stamped the circles using Marker pens and Syringe ends. Using a ruler and marker, the tracks were added. I let CJ to color them.

For the rocky effect below the tracks, we used splatter painting. I masked the portion above the tracks with a masking tape and a paper. After leaving a inch space, the remaining portion was masked using masking tape. Then I let CJ to splatter black paint using Tooth brush.

Finally we stamped Pom-pom smokes!

I used silver paint for the smokes. In the photograph, its seen shiny but whereas its not.

I just love the way it turned out! Does it match the cover page of Freight train book?

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Thumbprint/Fingerprint Freight Train - an art to go along with the book Freight train

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Use the included flash cards to learn some Spanish words for different modes of transportation.  Have the students act out each of the types as they practice the words.

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Car by Kate Dopirak 

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Car by Kate Dopirak 

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Other Recommended Title - Not in packet

Published 2018.

Owned by FRVW, SOCC, TWIN

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car by Kate Dopriak Read Aloud

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Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus" tune:

Sample:

A truck was driving down the road (The wheels on the bus go round and round)

(Rummm) (Round and round)

Carrying a heavy load (All through the town

Verses:

A truck was driving down the road. (Rummm.)
A truck was driving down the road. (Rummm.)
A truck was driving down the road carrying a heavy load.
(Rummm.) A truck on the road...

A boat was floating in the sea. (Toot!)
A boat was floating in the sea. (Toot!)
A boat was floating in/in the sea. A dolphin jumped and winked at me.
(Toot!) A boat on the sea...

An airplane flew up in the sky. (Whoosh.)
An airplane flew up in the sky. (Whoosh.)
An airplane flew up in the sky. we watched a flock of geese go by
(Whoosh.) An airplane in the sky.
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A train was chuggin’ down the track. (Choo-choo.)
A train was chuggin’ down the track. (Choo-choo.)
A train was chuggin’ down the track. I wonder when he’s comin’ back.
(Choo-choo.) A train on the track.

A fire engine came along. (Whoo.)
A fire engine came along. (Whoo.)
A fire engine came along. He squirt me so I stopped my song.
(Whoo.) A fire engine song.

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Same song, different rhythm.

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There's a version of this song in Spotify with all Sesame Street Characters.

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Sesame Street: Let's Go Driving with Elmo and Taye Diggs with Lyrics | Elmo's Sing Along Series

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Tune: Bumping Up and Down (Raffi)

Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck

Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck.

Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck,

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

Other options: climb the ladder, spray the hose, save the kitty cat

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1 little, 2 little, 3 little buses,

4 little, 5 little, 6 little buses,

7 little, 8 little, 9 little buses,

10 little buses.

(Now count backwards)

10 little, 9 little, 8 little buses,

7 little, 6 little, 5 little buses,

4 little, 3 little, 2 little buses,

1 little bus.

1 bus. 2 buses. 3 buses.

4 buses. 5 buses. 6 buses.

7 buses. 8 buses. 9 buses.

10 buses.

1 little, 2 little, 3 little buses,

4 little, 5 little, 6 little buses,

7 little, 8 little, 9 little buses,

10 little buses.

(Backwards)

10 little, 9 little, 8 little buses,

7 little, 6 little, 5 little buses,

4 little, 3 little, 2 little buses,

1 little bus.

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Song printout and flannel pieces included in packet. Traditional lyrics.

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Bag of small, laminated trains. The trains are different colors and are in bundles. No description is included in the packet document. Does anyone know the details around this activity? They're very cute and would be fun to use.

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Each sheet has three cars with square windows and round tires. Instructions: If you see a circle, color it blue. If you see a square, color it red.

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2024 non fiction

Owned by CALV, TWIN

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MARGO LINN (Author), Brian Fitzgerald (Illustrator)

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Every Here Has a There: Moving Cargo by Container Ship

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Amazon.com: Every Here Has a There: Moving Cargo by Container Ship: 9781623544843: LINN, MARGO, Fitzgerald, Brian: Books

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Diane C. Ohanesian, 2022

Owned by FRVW, CALV, SOCC, TWIN

Not in packet-submitted to add

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2022

Owned by FRVW, CALV, SOCC, TWIN

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Valerie Bolling (Author), Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator)

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Together We Ride [Bolling, Valerie, Juanita, Kaylani] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Together We Ride

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The tune is wheels on the bus but it has various types of transportation vs the parts of the bus.

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Vehicles Song - The Kiboomers Preschool Learning Songs for Circle Time

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Chop Choo Train Song and Fingerplay  (Up The Railroad Tracks)

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Re-tell Donald Crews story as a flannel.

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Harriet Ziefert, 2023

Owned by FRVW, CALV, SOCC, TWIN

Not in packet-submitted to add

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Is This the Bus for Us? | Children's Book Read Aloud

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Interactive Flannel- Tune of if you have a red feather.

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Interactive Flannel- Tune of if you have a red feather.

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Use a large grey flannel rectangle as the "parking lot" in the center of the room. "If you have a green truck, yellow bus, red train, blue etc park it in the lot" Besides the flannel parking lot, we would need to include 8-10 sets of the images. For the activity each child gets 3-4 transportation pieces and "park" them when their vehicle is called.

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Patricia Toht, 2024

Owned by CALV

Not in packet-submitted to add

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Roseanne Parry, 2022

Owned by FRVW, CALV, SOCC, TWIN

Not in packet-submitted to add

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Jashar Awan, 2024

Not owned by Calvert

Not in packet-submitted to add.

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(NEW) Good Luck, Ice Cream Truck! by Sorche Fairbank

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(NEW) Good Luck, Ice Cream Truck! by Sorche Fairbank

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Published 2025

Owned by CALV, FRVW, SOCC, TWIN

Not in packet. Submitted to add.

Could only find short video of book.

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HarperKids on Instagram: "Ice cream truck season is here! 🚚🍦☀️ 

This picture book is a celebration of vehicles, professions, community, friendship, and delicious ice cream. Perfect for lovers of sweet treats and all things that go!

📖Good Luck, Ice Cream Truck! by @fairbanklit, illustrated by @terryrunyan"

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48 likes, 7 comments - harperkids on April 30, 2025: "Ice cream truck season is here! 🚚🍦☀️ 

This picture book is a celebration of vehicles, professions, community, friendship, and delicious ice cream. Perfect for lovers of sweet treats and all things that go!

📖Good Luck, Ice Cream Truck! by @fairbanklit, illustrated by @terryrunyan". 

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Gail Gibbons 2019- this one is old and I don't know if we can get it, but sums up non fiction transportation nicely.

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Lucy Catchpole, 2026

Owned by FRVW, PF, SOCC, TWIN

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❤️ Mama Car | A read aloud kids book for bedtime

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Bill Martin, Jr., 2023

Owned by CALV, CLMS, FRVW, SOCC, TWIN

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Bing, Bang, Chugga, Beep Kids book Read Aloud

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Philip Ardagh, 2022

Owned by CALV, FRVW, SOCC, TWIN

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Maisy's Moon Landing by Lucy Cousins

2016, no copies in system

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Airplane Song: Music + Movement fun with transportation!