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Construction people / poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Ellen Shi.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : WordSong, an imprint of Boyds & Kane [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781684373611
  • 1684373611
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What will I become? / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Architect / Denver Butson -- Backhoe Operator / Georgia Heard -- Dump truck drivers / Darren Sardelli -- Cement speaks / Ralph Fletcher -- Crane operator / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- Song of the welders / Allan Wolf -- Carpenter / B. J. Lee -- Plumbers / Charles Ghigna -- Contruction project manager / Matt Forrest Esenwine -- Glazier / Joan Bransfield Graham -- Elevator Installers / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Electricians / J. Patrick Lewis -- What I am / Rebecca Kai Dotlich.
Summary: How does an empty lot transform into a new hotel? This anthology begins with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's) dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge machines -- backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc. -- roll in. Poems full of noise and action describe every step of the construction process. From welders and carpenters building the skeleton of the building to plumbers and electricians making its insides work, this book celebrates people and equipment working together to build something magnificent.
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry Month
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 811.008 C758 Available 33111009822145
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 811.008 C758 Available 33111009642949
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Fourteen poems compiled by award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins introduce readers to the various construction people who collaborate to create a high-rise hotel building, from architect to crane operator to glaziers and more.

How does an empty lot transform into a new hotel? This anthology begins with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's) dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge machines--backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc.--roll in. Poems full of noise and action describe every step of the construction process. From welders and carpenters building the skeleton of the building to plumbers and electricians making its insides work, this book celebrates people and equipment working together to build something magnificent.

What will I become? / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Architect / Denver Butson -- Backhoe Operator / Georgia Heard -- Dump truck drivers / Darren Sardelli -- Cement speaks / Ralph Fletcher -- Crane operator / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- Song of the welders / Allan Wolf -- Carpenter / B. J. Lee -- Plumbers / Charles Ghigna -- Contruction project manager / Matt Forrest Esenwine -- Glazier / Joan Bransfield Graham -- Elevator Installers / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Electricians / J. Patrick Lewis -- What I am / Rebecca Kai Dotlich.

How does an empty lot transform into a new hotel? This anthology begins with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's) dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge machines -- backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc. -- roll in. Poems full of noise and action describe every step of the construction process. From welders and carpenters building the skeleton of the building to plumbers and electricians making its insides work, this book celebrates people and equipment working together to build something magnificent.

Ages 4-8.

Grades Preschool-3.

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