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Help get the job done with Muck, the big daddy of the latest Bob the Builder toys from the top-quality BRIO Builder range. This 39-piece set includes wooden and plastic components which, when fitted together, make a very impressive "Muck" digger, complete with caterpillar tracks and huge, toothy grin. Chunky Swedish beechwood and high-quality, moulded plastic may seem an unlikely combination, but the design and execution of this kit are such that they seem perfectly natural side by side. Muck has everything you would expect in his trademark bright red: bucket at the front and skip on his back, caterpillar tracks, complete with chunky bolts, stairs up to his cab and, of course, his cheerful, smiley face. Muck is the most complex vehicle in this range, and requires bolts to be screwed in and tightened, as well pieces to be fitted together. Suitable for children of three to six years, the younger end of this target age group will obviously be unable to follow the pictorial instructions included and will need
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parental guidance. The pieces snap easily and firmly together, however, giving huge reward without a level of challenge the little ones will find a deterrent. The older end, however, will gain extra reward from following the instructions (which contain one minor error, but nothing that cannot be resolved) and fitting the pieces together themselves, with the help only of the plastic pliers provided. They may also like to create their own vehicles with other kits from the range. For all ages, the toy develops motor skills, problem-solving abilities, basic construction skills and, once built, creative and imaginative role-play. It is unusual to find a truly innovative toy. It is even more unusual to find innovation in the guise of traditional, enduring toys. BRIO has done both in its Bob the Builder range: innovations that will last long enough to become heirlooms. --Lucie Naylor Also available in the Bob the Builder Building System range: Scoop, Dizzy and Travis and Trailer .
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