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| Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler; illustrated by Loren LongWhat it is: a rhyming ode to the hardworking tradespeople whose skills turn ideas into buildings, places, and objects for people to enjoy.
Featuring: carpenters, welders, plumbers, construction workers, electricians, and many more -- including the typesetters, press operators, and other workers who produce picture books like this one.
Want a taste? "All across this great big world, jobs are getting done by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE."
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Sadie Sprocket builds a rocket
by Sue Fliess
What it's about: "Sadie Sprocket is a girl with a big dream ... to go to Mars! No one has been to Mars (yet!), so of course that's where Sadie sets her sights. She learns everything she can about the planet and space, then assembles her crew of trusty stuffed animals. Together they build a rocket and prepare for the historic journey. And then finally ... blastoff!"
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| Fix That Clock by Kurt CyrusWhat it’s about: The old clock tower is “rusty, dusty, moldy, musty,” and home to all sorts of small animals. Then, with a “Trampl! Tramp! Tramp!” and “Creak -- Crack -- Crash!”, a construction crew rebuilds the rickety tower -- and crafts some custom animal homes, too.
Why kids might like it: With plenty of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, Fix That Clock is a read-aloud that kids will want to hear again and again. |
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Dig it, dump it, push it!
by Holly Karapetkova
This is a free downloadable eBook found of CMRLS.Freading.com.
What it's about: Introduces young readers to different types of earthmoving vehicles.
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| Little Excavator by Anna DewdneyWhat it's about: Little Excavator is tiny, yellow, and bursting with can-do spirit, even though the bigger vehicles won't let him help on the construction site.
Why kids might like it: Little Excavator's rhythmic text is packed with machine sounds that are "just begging to be read aloud with dramatic effect" (Kirkus Reviews).
Try this next: For another exuberant anthropomorphic construction vehicle, try Candace Fleming's Bulldozer series. |
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| I'm Tough! by Kate and Jim McMullanStarring: a smiling red pickup truck who isn't the biggest vehicle on the farm, but is definitely the toughest.
Why kids might like it: While many kids are sure to enjoy the plentiful exclamation points and accessible guide to truck parts, others may be encouraged to see the truck prove that determination is more important than size.
Series alert: I'm Tough! is the latest in the popular vehicle series that begins with I Stink! |
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Over at the construction site
by Bill Wise
What it's about: Rhyming text invites readers to spend the day at a construction site where mommy and daddy construction vehicles encourage their little ones to push, load, dig, lift, cut, roll, dump, mix, scrape, and tip.
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Dig dig digging
by Margaret Mayo
What it's about: Simple rhymes introduce various large vehicles, such as dump trucks, fire engines, and tractors, and describe the work that they do.
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Trucks galore
by Peter Stein
What it's about: A rousing, rumbling ode to trucks of all stripes by the creators of Cars Galore combines high-energy verse with whimsical illustrations of an array of big, noisy vehicles.
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Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
by Sherri Duskey Rinker; illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Available as downloadable eBook and also DVD with other short stories.
What it's about: Lots of big-truck books are rowdy, but this popular read is just right for bedtime. Opening at sunset, it shows Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, and other personified construction vehicles finishing up the day's work and getting themselves ready for a good night's rest.
Why you might like it: Simple rhymes describe the trucks' bedtime routines as well as what they've been up to all day (lifting, digging, dumping, etc.), while crayon-textured cartoon illustrations show the machines happily settling in to sleep; may your truck-loving toddler be inspired to follow suit!
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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