{"product_id":"grandpa-and-the-truck-book-one-tales-for-kids-by-a-long-haul-trucker-paperback","title":"Grandpa and the Truck Book One: Tales for Kids by a Long-Haul Trucker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eColleen Kelly Mellor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a grandmother and teacher, the beautifully-illustrated Grandpa and the Truck stories teach children, ages 4-8, important life lessons through a vehicle kids love--the big rigs and their drivers. Kids will follow Grandpa and the truck on a journey across America, seeing regional differences, meeting wildly-entertaining characters, and learning about truckers' unique lifestyle and language, as they enter a world few really know. Book 1 focuses on what happens when a chain of cars follow a 'smokie' on a fog-bound highway in mountainous northern California, and \"Ralph and the Bloodhounds\" demonstrates why one should never walk into unfamiliar territory, alone, at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eColleen Kelly Mellor's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Scripps-Howard, the Providence Journal, and CNN and NY Times-acclaimed medical blog, kevinmD.com. Her Grandpa and the Truck stories are her first children's stories, but this 30-year teacher and grandmother feels she's spent a lifetime honing her craft as storyteller before adolescent audiences, whether in her classroom or in her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.09 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174095851655,"sku":"9780985677008","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a84727e1e73a76527b1a12ebd3029bf1.webp?v=1733372254","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/grandpa-and-the-truck-book-one-tales-for-kids-by-a-long-haul-trucker-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}