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MAKE TRACKS: EMERGENCY is another fantastic installment in this interactive board book. This new book allows children to learn the basics about emergency vehicles and drive them around through a small track on a coin within the book. The left side of each page spread includes basic details about the vehicles, while the right features a track they can move the paper truck along with their finger. Targeted questions on this page add to the learning experience.

What I loved: This is such a fun book that turns reading into play. The paper coins with vehicles and tracks that little ones can move them along add to the experience and give children a way to interact with the book on their own. The additional questions asking them to count something specific or identify elements of the scene add to the engagement and learning experience. Emergency vehicles are of particular interest to toddlers, and this book plays that up, showing a fire truck, police car, ambulance, and rescue helicopter.

The pages are very thick and sturdy, and the tracks are well-constructed, keeping the vehicles within so that they cannot get lost and can be moved around as much as little ones would like. The illustrations and scenes are wonderfully detailed, which helps to engage toddlers visually. Due to the interactive nature of the book, this works well for toddlers and preschoolers, who can get into the play along the way.

Final verdict: MAKE TRACKS: EMERGENCY is a delightful, interactive board book that celebrates the excitement of vehicles and play. Highly recommend for toddlers and preschoolers.