BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL(K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: Pre-K, EL(K-3) - AVERAGE
Betty the Bus has a rough first day of school--she gets lost, doesn't know how to use her signals, and even lines up in the wrong spot for pickup. When she threatens to quit, Tractor Mac and the friends on the farm share some tips to help Betty figure things out. With their encouragement and some practice, Betty learns from her mistakes and has a much better second day at school. The kids love her and she has no more reason to think of quitting!
I really enjoy the Tractor Mac series, but this one fell a little flat for me. At its heart this is a story about learning from our mistakes and "try, try again," but I got a little lost on the way to that message. In order to really get the story across to kids, I think a reader needs to help teach the story along the way and that seems like it should be unnecessary in a long-running series like this. The characters are still great and I love the illustrations, but this one does not land in my favorites for Tractor Mac.
Reviewer: TC
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