Technical tales

"Eli's famous for dreaming big. After all their adventures, Eli and his friends are ready to build a place they can return to at the end of the day, a place they can share stories and dreams. But a house is only a home when everyone feels like they belong. Can Eli find a way to make everyone happy, or will his friends hit the road without him?"--Back cover.

"... a group of three unlikely friends--a rat, a sparrow, and a frog--come together to build another vehicle--a motorcycle! As they start working, they encounter many unexpected obstacles, teaching them (and the reader) about the different parts that make a motorcycle work. Detailed illustrations explain the overall functions of the engine, clutch, brakes, distributors, as well as many other parts ofthe motorcycle. Through hard work and perseverance, the three friends learn about mechanics and teamwork as they work together to build a miniature motorcycle"--Amazon.com.

Eli the mouse is a dreamer, and most of the time his dreams are too big to actually accomplish--but when he gets it in his head to build a car from scratch, his friends Phoebe the bird and Hank the toad actually agree to help. As the three animal friends learn how to create a car, readers can learn along with them with diagrams of each part and process.