Bizzy Bear: Breakdown Truck
Bizzy Bear Series
What’s inside...
Bizzy Bear is off on another adventure as the driver of a breakdown truck, ready to help when the rabbit family's car breaks down. This interactive board book features chunky sliders for toddlers to push, pull, and turn, helping Bizzy Bear check the car's engine and get the family home safely. The rhyming story, bright illustrations by Benji Davies, and engaging mechanisms encourage toddlers to interact with the story and build confidence with books. Collect other titles in the series for more fun.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
2-4
Length
10 pages
Text complexity
Character compass
Bizzy Bear
Discussion points
What do you think Bizzy Bear enjoys most about helping others with his breakdown truck?
How do you feel when you help someone in need?
What other ways do you think Bizzy Bear can use his truck to help the community?
Can you imagine a new adventure for Bizzy Bear? What would it be?
How important is it to be kind and helpful, like Bizzy Bear?
Tip: Role play these questions
Encourage your child to relate the story to their own experiences of helping or being helped, fostering empathy and understanding.
Use expressive reading techniques, changing your tone and volume to match the action, making the story more engaging and dynamic for your child.
After reading, ask your child to draw a picture of their favorite scene or a new truck design for Bizzy Bear, stimulating creativity and reinforcing story recall.
Discuss the importance of community and teamwork, as shown in the book, and relate it to your child’s everyday interactions at school or during play.
Create a 'helping hands' chart where your child can track ways they help others, inspired by Bizzy Bear’s actions in the story.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Helpfulness
Explanation: In 'Bizzy Bear: Breakdown Truck,' Bizzy Bear helps other vehicles that are in trouble, demonstrating the value of being helpful and supportive.
Real-World Application: Children can apply this lesson by assisting classmates who struggle with tasks or helping at home with chores.
Example Lesson: Problem-solving
Explanation: Throughout the story, Bizzy Bear faces challenges that require quick thinking and problem-solving abilities, encouraging children to think critically.
Real-World Application: Kids can adopt problem-solving skills in their play, figuring out how to build complex structures with blocks or resolve disputes with peers constructively.
Example Lesson: Teamwork
Explanation: Bizzy Bear works together with other characters to fix problems, which highlights the importance of teamwork and cooperation.
Real-World Application: Children can use this lesson during group activities in school or collaborative games, learning to value each team member’s contribution.
Example Lesson: Responsibility
Explanation: Bizzy Bear takes on the responsibility of operating the breakdown truck, showing that taking charge of duties is essential.
Real-World Application: This lesson can be mirrored in a child's life by taking care of personal belongings, completing homework assignments, or caring for a pet.
Example Lesson: Resilience
Explanation: The story showcases Bizzy Bear’s resilience as he tackles various mechanical issues, promoting a never-give-up attitude.
Real-World Application: Children can learn to persevere through their own difficulties, whether in learning new skills or dealing with setbacks in games or activities.