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Name: Old MacDonald Had a Truck
Author: Steve Goetz

📘 Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz

Old MacDonald Had a Truck, written by Steve Goetz, transforms the beloved farm‑yard tune into an energetic adventure featuring earthmoving machinery. The book showcases a variety of construction equipment—excavators, dump trucks, bulldozers—and encourages children to sing the familiar lyrics while learning about different types of vehicles and the roles they play on a busy construction site. Illustrated to match the upbeat rhythm of the song, this picture book is perfect for vehicle‑obsessed readers who enjoy music, farm themes, and tales of industrial marvels.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Steve Goetz

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