Garage

Steve Augarde. Charlesbridge Publishing, $14.95 (10pp) ISBN 978-1-57091-507-9

Mechanics in the making will get good training with Garage by Steve Augarde. ""It's a busy day at the garage. Our first job is to check the brakes on this car. Let's put it up on the hydraulic lift."" A turning wheel lets kids do just that. Pull-out drawers store tools; pull tabs open and close the body shop. (July)

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