About this item
Splash! Splash!Car gets wet and soapy as he goes through the car wash. Hes had a big adventure today. His shiny paint got dirtier and dirtier as he drove all over town-first with mud from the construction site, then from exhaust, and finally a flock of birds. At the end of his big day, a bath is just what this little car needs.Michael Garlands bright and bold art features lots of different vehicles, from diggers to big trucks, making this book just right for young car enthusiasts learning how to read.This book is aligned with theCOMMON CORE STATE STANDARDSfor kindergarten and first grade in Phonics and Word Recognition, as well as in Fluency, and in first grade Print Concepts.,
About the Author
Award winning author and illustrator Michael Garland has been out on the New York Times Best Seller list four times. Some recent Michael Garland books from are; Oh, What A Christmas! Scholastic, Miss Smith Under the Ocean, Dutton Publishers, and Grandpa's Tractor, Boyds Mills Michael Garland's greatest success has been for writing and illustrating children's picture books. Garland's Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook recently won the California and Delaware State Reading Awards. He is currently working on his thirtieth book as author and illustrator.Michael Garland has illustrated for celebrity authors like James Patterson and Gloria Estefan. His illustrations for Patterson's SantaKid were the inspiration for Sak's Fifth's Avenue's Christmas holiday window display in New York City. Garland's Christmas Magic has become a season classic and is currently being developed for a for a TV special.His work has won many honors and is frequently included in the Society of Illustrators and the Original Art of Children's book show as well annuals from Print, Graphis and Communications Arts magazines. Recently, Michael Garland was included on the list of the top one hundred Irish Americans by Irish American Magazine. Michael Garland is frequently asked to speak at schools, literary conferences and festivals across the country.http://www.garlandpicturebooks.comhttp://childrensbooksheal.com/2011/11/30/oh-what-a-christmas-by-michael-garland/http://www.valcomnews.com/wp-content/PDFs/CalKids/CK1112.pdfhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php? aid=383&id=100000791525187&l=fb121ddf7ahttp://www.facebook.com/album.php? aid=24741&id=100000791525187&l=59df58a9f5Michael Garland
