TY - BOOK AU - Hopkins,Lee Bennett AU - Shi,Ellen TI - Construction people SN - 9781684373611 PY - 2020///] CY - New York PB - WordSong, an imprint of Boyds & Kane KW - Architecture KW - Juvenile poetry KW - Construction workers KW - Construction equipment KW - Children's poetry, American KW - Poetry KW - lcgft KW - Picture books KW - Illustrated works N1 - 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; Ages 4-8; Grades Preschool-3 N2 - 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 ER -