With spinning gears and sound buttons, the Thomas & Friends Play-a-Sound Book: The Big Fix-It Day makes reading time even more fun. Preschool children will enjoy helping Victor and Kevin fix Thomas and his friends. The storybook features 13 sound buttons that children can press to hear their favorite Thomas & Friends characters including Rosie, Bertie, and Sir Topham Hatt and other splendid sounds from the story. Children also can turn eight gears to find hidden sound buttons.
It s a busy day at the Sodor Steamworks. Kids can help get the train engines ready to work by utilizing the book s interactive features: When Rosie has trouble pulling a freight car out of Knapford Yard, a quick turn of the gears tracks down a new coupling hook. The passengers on Bertie the Bus are complaining of a bumpy ride. Kids solve the problem by turning the gears and finding an air pump for Bertie s tires. Terence the Tractor needs help tightening his bulldozer blade. No problem finding a wrench is easy with a turn of the gears. Thomas is worried about his squeaking brakes. Kids can help by turning the gears to uncover a new brake pipe. Children turn the gears to reveal an important visitor to the Sodor Steamworks: Sir Topham Hatt.
The sturdy, hardcover book is designed to withstand rough handling and includes three replaceable long-life AG-13 button cell batteries. Designed for children ages 18 months and older, the Thomas & Friends Play-a-Sound Book: The Big Fix-It Day conforms to the safety requirements of ASTM F963-08.
