Big Brother Has Wheels
- Hardcover, 32 pages, 11" x 8 1/2"
- Available October 2009
- $15.95 US
- ISBN 13: 978-1-59298-305-6
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Wheels. They come in different sizes on different vehicles for
different purposes, but they hold the same fascination for kids and
adults alike: they take you places.
Follow Big Brother’s lifetime interest in wheels as he explores
beyond the comfortable boundaries of his family farm, rolling
through neighboring towns, then nearby states, and finally all
across the United States, he drives everything from a tricycle to a
forklift. His love of wheels is more than a boyish hobby—it’s a
ticket to the whole country.
But Big Brother carries another love with him through all his
zipping and zooming: his family. He shares his passion with his
brothers and sisters, and every adventure circles back to the ones
he loves. With a new vehicle on every page, Big Brother Has
Wheels will entrance kids hungering for wheels of their own.
Young readers can follow Big Brother’s travels as he grows into each
new set of wheels, while grown-ups will appreciate details that
recall their own childhoods. Join his parents, his brothers and
sisters, his friends, and even his own children as they wonder,
“What will Big Brother drive next?”
In Opa & Oma Together and Oma Finds a Miracle, Patrick
“Packy” Mader described the slow, deep roots of a Midwestern family
in the farming tradition. In Big Brother Has Wheels he has
captured the American obsession with exploration—with speed and
freedom and pushing boundaries. Illustrator Andrew Holmquist returns
with lively pictures that create memorable characters and
incorporate wheels and circles in unexpected ways.
Copyright © 2007 Patrick Mader ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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