Manushkin, Fran
Summary: Katie's class is invited to see a new house a classmate's father is building, where they learn the steps to building a house and even who the new homeowner is. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and an interview.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MANSteggall, Susan.
Summary: Uses rhyming text to follow different construction vehicles, including bulldozers, diggers, and trucks, as they build a group of houses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STEWaller, Robert James
Summary: A young drifter with a passion for solitude and carpentry, Carlisle McMillan purchases some land near Wolf Butte, South Dakota, a region considered sacred by the Sioux, and sets out to build a life for himself among the locals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shaye Areheart Books 2005
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALMills, Magnus.
Summary: "The tale of a man who lives in a house made of tin, set in a remote corner of the world where the wind howls and the sand blows. It is a bleak landscape but, the man assures us, he is content enough."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MILTupta, Frank
Summary: Past the graveyard, hear the howl of werewolf loggers on the prowl. In this spooky, rhyming romp, creatures of all types work together to build a haunted house for a vampire family in need of a home. From mummies to Cyclops to the skeleton crew, they're all working hard to get the job done. But they'd better hurry, because the house needs to be finished before the sun comes up. It's a good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2020