Roads - Hardcover

Harshman is a Marshall Cavendish author.

PreS-Gr. 2. Using the observations of kids in the backseat, Harshman tells a simple story of a family on a road trip. Dad turns the key and they are on their way--through familiar neighborhoods and the busy city ("Bridges stretch across / Buildings tower over / Trains rumble under,"), then on to the highway where the trucks thunder past. Mom navigates as they drive all night, the roads winding and narrowing until, at daybreak, they reach Grandma and Grandpa's house by the shore. The paved roads give way to grass and dirt and happy, bare feet, and there's Grandma's reassurance that "all good roads always lead you home." The lilting text has a soothing rhythm like the spinning wheels of a car, and the clear illustrations capture the sights the children see out the window as well from an omniscient perspective. Kids about to embark on a highway adventure will get a good idea of what to expect. Helen Rosenberg
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