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Yellow Copter Hardcover – May 19, 2015

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Toddler-PreS—Yellow Copter is not just any helicopter. He is a rescue vehicle. When a Ferris wheel gets stuck with a teacher sitting at the top, only Yellow Copter can retrieve her and return her to her class on the ground. Nice and easy, the reliable machine does his job. The spare and simple rhyming text introduces important copter words like roters, winch, and harness. The graphic-style cartoon illustrations and catchy cadence will draw the attention of young viewers, who are learning to hear words and repeat sounds. The vivid yellow of Copter stands out against pale blue skies, like a warming sun on a beautiful blue day. VERDICT Toddlers will enjoy this story of a hero and a helper.—Mary Hazelton, formerly at Warren & Waldoboro Elementary Schools, ME

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers (May 19, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451469917
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451469915
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD430L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 10 inches

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I was born in a trailer in High Rolls, New Mexico, in 1958.

By my sixth birthday, I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted to be a writer. I was fascinated by the sound of words, the sweep of story. I wanted to make word magic and tuck it inside the covers of a book.

A writer needs a very tough skin. And she needs something to write about.

Fortunately, my parents were quite eccentric. My childhood can only be described as ‘exciting.’

I tracked caribou and arctic wolves across my family’s homestead in Alaska, caught tiny tree frogs in the swamps and rain forests of the Pacific Northwest, and chased dust devils and rattlesnakes across the high desert of New Mexico.

Against all odds, I survived my many misadventures. I was not electrocuted or drowned. Most of the bullets missed, and the incidents with bears, snakes, wolves, and angry moose were not fatal.

Before I settled down to have children I worked as a ranch hand, a wood cutter, a lumberjack, a census taker, a wrangler for wilderness guides, and an archeological surveyor.

I am the author of several picture books and many middle grade novels. Tyger Tyger, book one of the Goblin Wars series, is my first novel for young adults.

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Keri

helicoper-obsessed toddler loves it

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2018

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My sister and I have been hunting for helicopter-themed books for her toddler, who lives near an airbase, sees them often, and is obsessed with them. He's okay with airplanes and firetrucks and whatnot, but he loves helicopters the most. I was really pleased to do a search and find this one. He loves it!

Last weekend, I was helping to keep him occupied while my sister and brother-in-law did some stuff around the house that was too dangerous for an 18month old toddler to be underfoot. He started to get annoyed at not being let into the party, so I pulled out Yellow Copter. We read it four times in a row, then he "read" it to me, pointing out the pictures he liked and showing me the matching toys.

The plot is ultra simple and the pictures move somewhat slowly, so it's really easy to embellish the story as you read and make up sound effects in addition to the ones on the page. I wasn't sure about the ferris wheel and Teacher being stuck on top, but my nephew understands "stuck" and "up high", and there's so many stories about fire trucks using their ladders, it seems to be okay. Over the next dozen or so times we read it together, he especially liked the pages with the pilot. (It just so happened that the following weekend, we took him to Disney World for the first time, and he is obsessed with going up high in Dumbo - just like the helicopter pilot, come to think of it.)

I doubt my other nephew or niece would be nearly so taken with this book, but for our helicopter-obsessed kid, it's perfect.

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Beth Bradford

Our favorite!

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022

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My husband is a pilot and both our niece and nephew love this book! Little niece even tried to step into the helicopter on the page 😆 It’s our favorite book to gift to littles.

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Shannon Naser

Rotors ready! Whup whup whup

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2019

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Our 16 month old won Red Truck at the library during a summer reading program and it quickly became his favorite book. Naturally we wanted to expand his collection and purchased Yellow Copter and Blue Boat. He enjoys finding the blue bird on each page that follow the copter. The amount of words on each page is perfect to keep a toddler's attention and will be less intimidating for a new reader when he gets there

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It's fun to do the sound effects with him

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016

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I bought this for my son. He is almost 3 years old and is obsessed with things that go. He loves this book! I couldn't find many books with a helicopter as the main character. It's a perfectly simple story with language he understands well. The helicopter is on every page, and my son also likes to find the bird that appears throughout the book. It's fun to do the sound effects with him, too! Great book! I will probably buy the other books in this series now.

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Sandra Collins

So glad I bought this for my grandson

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2020

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My four-year-old grandson loves this little book. He is developmentally delayed, and typically only likes to look at pictures in his books, but he loves this little story and enjoys telling it with me. We exaggerate the rotor whup whup whup noises, and he thinks it’s hysterical.

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Baby's favorite book, future pilot approved!

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017

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I bought this book for my husband (a pilot) when we were expecting our first child based off of reviews that it mentioned helicopter parts as part of the story. (Tail boom, skids, rotor...) This book is my infant's favorite story, hands down! It's short and simple, but fun with great drawings. I wish Yellow Copter would have more adventures! So grateful to the other reviewers. We recommend this book as well!!

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Simple images & followable storyline

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2020

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It took some time for my son to get into this, it wasn’t an instant hit. Images are simple and I like that there is a storyline.

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Lea Opitz

My one year old loves this book and pretends to read it!

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016

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My little daycare boy who loves vehicles, loves this book! He's only 1 and he says yellow copter, yellow copter when he is looking for this book to read. Then when he reads it to himself he says yellow copter on every page! Yes it is that endearing. Excellent illustrations too! I think we have all of the books from this series. They are worth it for your favorite vehicle loving kid! Plus it's a board book! So nice for toddlers!

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