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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2015 | Picture Books
K-Gr 2—Our story begins with a sports commentator narrating a hockey game. A player trips on the rough ice, and a Zamboni has 18 minutes "to do his thing." Can he do it? Readers who've read any of the McMullans' odes to big rigs, like I'm Mighty! (2003) and I Stink! (2002, both HarperCollins), will al...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2015
It’s intermission at the hockey game, and players stumble to their benches over rough ice. Enter the “ice-shaving, snow-eating” Zamboni to smooth out the rink. But time is short, and this machine works slowly—can the (anthropomorphized) Zamboni finish the task in time? The action begins on the title page and verso, as the loud-mouthed announcer bemoans the condition of the ice, setting the stage for Zamboni’s heroics. As Zamboni so eloquently—and calmly—states, “Eve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
An "ice-shaving, snow-eating" Zamboni smoothes out the rink during a hockey game's intermission. But this machine works slowly-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
