Books with author A.P. Collicutt

A board book edition of THIS PLANE, a favorite of Paul Collicutt's series of vehicle books!Get ready for takeoff with this fun and informative book about all kinds of planes! From a piece of folded paper to a supersonic passenger plane, from a plane that gets fuel on the ground to one that gets fuel in the air, this book uses simple text and lush full-color pictures to celebrate all kinds of planes. For budding plane enthusiasts, the names of the actual planes are provided.This board book edition also gently introduces simple opposites to toddlers, such as planes taking off in land and taking off in water. Vivid colors dominate the paintings contrasted on facing pages in a book that is sure to entertain young plane spotters for hours!

A concept book for the youngest of train lovers.All aboard! This is one train book you don't want to miss. Using a refreshingly simple approach, Paul Collicutt has crafted the perfect book for young railroad enthusiasts. Each page features a vividly colored and detailed painting of a train, and the spreads show how they are different -- long and short, fast and slow, old and new. As a bonus, full-color endpapers feature captioned renderings of real-life engine models from all over the world that were the inspirations for the trains depicted throughout the book.

Let's go trucking!Once again, Paul Collicutt brings young children color-drenched pictures and easy words to pore over about a common obsession: trucks - from a basic pickup to a 240-ton giant dump truck to the NASA Space Crawler. Each illustration is coupled with very simple text comparing or contrasting the speed, size, or job of various vehicles. As a bonus, the endpapers feature labeled truck models both historic and modern.

A concept book for the youngest of train lovers All aboard! This is one train book you don't want to miss. Using a refreshingly simple approach, Paul Collicutt has crafted the perfect book for young railroad enthusiasts. Each page features a vividly colored and detailed painting of a train, and the spreads show how they are different -- long and short, fast and slow, old and new. As a bonus, full-color endpapers feature captioned renderings of real-life engine models from all over the world that were the inspirations for the trains depicted throughout the book.

Blast off for rockets! This colorful celebration will satisfy burgeoning astronauts with a survey of rocket planes and spacecrafts. From a Fourth of July firework rocket to the space shuttle Columbia to the rocket that landed men on the moon, rich paintings compare and contrast various types of these remarkable fire-powered flying machines. The simple text and pictures can be enjoyed by the youngest preschool enthusiast, while also appealing to older children who can read by themselves. In-depth endpapers showcase specific models and also detail the famous Apollo space mission.

By the author and illustrator of This Train, a Parents' Choice Gold Medal BookAnchors aweigh! From a boat in a bottle to a supertanker cargo ship, from a boat that can break through ice to one that can sail under it -- This Boat, with its simple text and lush pictures, celebrates all kinds of boats, and ferries the youngest of readers toward a smooth docking. As a bonus, full-color endpapers feature captioned renderings of marine vessels from around the world and through the ages, such as a Viking longboat and the SS Titanic.

Buckle up and start your engines!Paul Collicutt once more shows his reverence for machines of travel in a simple, inviting survey of different kinds of cars for very young enthusiasts. While the concise text describes how cars differ from one another in size, speed, and usage, the real star is the artwork, executed in a Technicolor palette with the dramatic energy of WPA-era poster art. Cars from all periods of history are featured - from horse and buggy to space-age sound-barrier breakers - and illustrated endpapers depict notable, labeled models from around the world.

The city that never rusts . . . is rusting!The city that never rusts . . . is rusting! The well-loved robotic dance troupe, the Automettes, has been struck down by rust, and who else would they call on but Robot City Confidential Investigations — the city’s premier private detective agency? Detectives Rod and Mike smell a rat. Can they track down the villain and find a cure before rust panic spreads? This thrill-packed graphic novel will grip readers with its action, adventure, and humor.

A concept book for the youngest of train lovers.All aboard! This is one train book you don't want to miss. Using a refreshingly simple approach, Paul Collicutt has crafted the perfect book for young railroad enthusiasts. Each page features a vividly colored and detailed painting of a train, and the spreads show how they are different -- long and short, fast and slow, old and new. As a bonus, full-color endpapers feature captioned renderings of real-life engine models from all over the world that were the inspirations for the trains depicted throughout the book.