Publisher's Synopsis
Minton the spotty salamander loves things that moveboats, planes, cars, and trucksand always finds just what he needs to make these vehicles. After each story, there are directions for making Minton's favorite modes of transportation out of everyday kitchen materials such as margarine tubs, plastic bottles, corks, and skewers.
Minton can't wait to explore the city in his new car; but with Minton behind the wheel, Turtle is not sure what might be around the corner. After barely avoiding disaster in his car adventure, Minton decides to be a truck driver. When there's sand to move and building to be done, Minton and Turtle are ready for a hard day's workMinton makes a dump truck so he can work on a building site and uses it to create a wonderful and enormous sand construction. Instructions are included for making a model car and truck.
