refuse collection vehicles

Simple text and photographs introduce learning young readers to how garbage trucks operate and are used to collect trash. Includes a glossary.

"A garbage truck goes through its daily routine of picking up garbage throughout the city and bringing it to the dump, in a book that explores the sounds a garbage truck makes"--OCLC.

Did you know that garbage trucks drive through towns and cities to pick up trash? One garbage truck can hold garbage from more than 800 houses. Find out more about these mighty machines in this book.

Accessible text and color photographs explore types of garbage trucks, their main parts, and how they work. Includes a color diagram, an activity, a glossary, and further resources.

"Mike offers to help his friend pick up trash around the neighborhood. But when a rubber duck gets stuck in the garbage truck and trash starts to fall out and litter the town, will Mike and his friends be able to get the duck unstuck?"--Provided by publisher.

"This book introduces beginning readers to garbage trucks through simple, predictable text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and illustrations describe garbage trucks.

Explores the different features of garbage trucks.

"Garbage trucks crush, collect, and carry waste and, without them, life could get very messy indeed! In this book, young readers will learn more about the huge trucks they probably see every week but may not know much about. Intriguing facts about these extra-large trucks will draw students in, as will full-color photographs of different kinds of garbage trucks at work. Meanwhile, information about the real-world issues the trucks help us deal with aids readers in considering these machines' importance in their lives"--Provided by publisher.