Bob the Builder: Bob's X-Treme Adventures

"These stories from the British stop-motion animated series' first and second seasons find Bob the Builderand his crew of shiny happy machines (with invaluable assistance from capable Wendy) working together ""to get the job done."" In the process, shaky crane Lofty must overcome his fear of heights and Muck his fears of the dark. While they're not entirely successful, they are reassured that ""everyone's afraid of something."" In the story, ""Clocktower Bob"", Muck and Scoop learn that even friends can have disagreements. Doing for construction machines what Thomas the Tank Engine does for trains, Bob the Builder is one of kidvid's most efficient and dependable series, reinforcing the basic concepts of responsibility, a good work ethic (there's a time and place to make jokes), perseverance, and teamwork. But, we are docking Bob for double-billing. This addition to the franchise was previously released under the title To the Rescue. This volume contains the same four stories (including ""Bob's Barn Raising"", ""Muck Gets Stuck"" and ""Lofty to the Rescue"", but without the interstitial ""mini-adventures."""