Andrea Griffing Zimmerman

Little by little, can by can, Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town.

"With a turn of his crane and a swing of his wrecking ball, Mr. Gilly knocks down the old buildings. He smashes through brick and wood. He crashes through stone and glass. Then, with a push from his bulldozer, Mr. Gilly cleans it all up to make room for something brand-new!"--Amazon.

A young boy imagines the work he will do and the safety gear he will wear when he becomes a fireman some day, as his younger brother first watches then joins him on the job.

Captain Kelly and his fire fighters must delay their delicious dinner because they keep getting called to put out fires.

"Jane works as crane operator at the docks, but she faces her biggest challenge when hoisting a firetruck in high winds"--

"Two siblings imagine life as a tree, and envision what they would hear, feel, and see." --

Best friends Oliver and Annie love to play with the toy trucks at school; Oliver is particularly fond of the bulldozer--he calls himself the bulldozer man.

"Whether you are a firefighter, a dancer, a scientist, or a royal queen, everybody dresses up for adventure. This bright and engaging board book teaches young readers that there's an outfit for every occasion and getting dressed is an important routine -- and the first step toward adventure!"--

Live through a stinky night in the life of a New York City garbage truck that likes to eat alphabet soup. Follow Mr. Gilly around Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel out of business until he finds just the job to prove their worth. An old tricycle is mistaken for trash, but just before being crushed for scrap metal, it magically speeds away on an adventure through...