Martin, Jerome
Summary: This visually exciting lift-the-flap book charts the rise of an urban skyscraper, covering every stage of its construction - from safely demolishing its predecessor to hanging glass walls forty storeys up. With over 70 flaps to lift, revealing modern construction methods and showing how different tools and vehicles are used. Informative, fun and accessible lift-the-flap book which is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM MartinHeos, Bridget.
Summary: A class visits Mr. Moore's building site in order to learn what it is like to be a construction worker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624.092 HEOGarnett, Jaye
Summary: Peek and explore around construction sites; learn about construction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cottage Door Press, LLC 2018
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Summary: What can we spot on the construction site today? Shine a light behind the page and see ... From the crane driver high up in his cab and engineers digging deep underground, to bulldozers and all kinds of machines, each page-turn will take you behind the scenes of a busy construction site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Set Shine Light Brown 2015Walther, Max
Summary: "Bustling construction sites are everywhere in Wimmelcity. In My Big Wimmelbook--At the Construction Site, join Sarah the architect, Eric the surveyor, and the rest of this hardworking crew as they build roads, a downtown building, and so much more!"--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2018
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE WALMalam, John
Summary: A lighthearted look at what building a skyscraper would be like.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 690 MALPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: "John Henry is the strongest, fastest hammerman working on the railroads in the years after the American Civil War. One day, a salesman comes by with a machine he says can drill faster than any man. John is determined to prove no fancy device can beat him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAEllison, Nora.
Summary: It takes a lot of work to build a house. There are lots of people and big machines involved. Images on each page of this book show the details of a construction site in full color. This book is perfect for young children just beginning to read on their own, as well as younger kids who love to be read to. Visit a construction site in this easy-to-read book and learn all about how a house is built.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Powerkids Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 690 ELLRhatigan, Joe
Summary: "In Get a Job at the Construction Site, fictional character Jeremiah Oliver Baumgartner (Job, for short) introduces readers to a wide variety opportunities found (through his adventure and misadventures) at a construction site. Back matter includes creative writing prompts and activities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 690 RHAChurnin, Nancy
Summary: "Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. Manjhi Moves a Mountain shows how everyone canmake a difference if their heart is big enough."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creston Books, LLC 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANGraham, Ian
Summary: A humorous look at the U.S. biggest construction project, the building of the transcontinental railroad and the laborers needed, the working conditions, and the low pay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 331.7 Graham 2001Brown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROBrown, Carron
Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BRORoesser, Marie
Summary: Identifying attributes of objects is a staple of early elementary education, and one of these attributes is size. This valuable volume provides an excellent opportunity for review and assessment of the appropriate use of size words, such as big, small, large, and little, along with other vocabulary that young readers should become familiar with. The at-level text is specially crafted to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ROERusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019