Dazzling Diggers

One of a series of four, this is an excellent little picture book celebrating the power and utility of digging machines. The text consists of ten rhyming couplets, each occupying the caption space of a double sized spread showing the diggers at work, operated by cartoon animals. The language is as busy and eventful as the illustrations. As well as the rhymes, which are catchy enough for a class to memorise after a few tellings, the lines are rich with onomatopoeia and alliteration, and are packed with vivid vocabulary. The end page presents a simple, illustrated glossary of digger bits. A simple and attractive book that presents a splendid spread of lively language.