Construction Junction | Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The doggy construction crew returns for an ambitious development project involving the demolition of a old building and the construction of a new high rise with a shiny pet-house apartment on top.

5) Builder Goose: it's construction rhyme time!

Author

Ashburn, Boni

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Nursery rhymes are refashioned to feature construction projects.

6) Builder mouse

Author

Eldarova, Sofia

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Edgar the mouse is frustrated when his architectural and artistic creations, made from tasty leftovers, are gobbled up by other mice, until he finds the perfect solution.

7) Building a road

Author

Macken, JoAnn Early

Series

Pebble plus

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"Simple text and photographs present the construction of a road, including information on the workers and equipment needed"--Provided by publisher.

8) Bulldozer helps out

Author

Fleming, Candace

Series

Bulldozer books (Candace Fleming) volume 2

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"Bulldozer proves that he can help on the construction site"--

9) C is for Construction: Big Trucks and Diggers from A to Z

Author

Caterpillar

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Exciting photographs are paired with cool facts and simple explanations in this earthmoving ABC. Kids love trucks and diggers and this alphabet book has all their favorites, from the speedy skid steer loader to the giant 797 off-highway truck (one of the biggest trucks in the world!). Seeing real Cat machines at work, digging, hauling, dumping, and lifting, puts young readers right there on the construction site in the middle of the action. (No

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10) Construction

Author

Sutton, Sally

Series

Roadworks volume 2

Formats:

Book, Board Books

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"There's lots of noise and excitement involved in building a library! Preschoolers will clamor to take a close look. Award-winning duo Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock are back with another rhythmic read-aloud full of bustling illustrations and sound words that beg kids to join in. Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadwork and Demolition returns to the construction site, where big machines and busy workers dig, hoist, and hammer away."--

11) The construction alphabet

Author

Pallotta, Jerry

12) Construction countdown

Author

Olson, K. C

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Introduces numbers and subtraction as the reader counts construction equipment from ten to one.

13) The construction crew

Author

Meltzer, Lynn

14) Construction destruction

Author

Dean, James

Series

Pete the cat picture books (James Dean)

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"When Pete sees that the playground is in bad shape, he gets a totally groovy idea--make a new one! Pete calls in construction workers and cement mixers, backhoes and dump trucks to build the coolest playground ever. But when his plans don't work out, Pete learns that no matter what, you have to dream big"--Back cover.

15) Construction Kitties

Author

Goodwin-Sturges, Judy Sue

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Wearing their hats, Construction Kitties use heavy equipment to dig, move, push, and smooth the dirt.

16) A construction worker's tools

Author

McFadden, Jesse

Series

Community helpers and their tools

17) Construction zone

Author

Hoban, Tana

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Photographs illustrate the kinds of equipment and earthmovers found at construction sites.

18) Construction zone

Author

Hudson, Cheryl Willis

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Put on your hard hat and step inside the construction zone: you're invited on a virtual tour of a building in progress.

19) D is for dump truck: a construction alphabet

Author

Shoulders, Michael

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"Construction equipment is a favorite of little readers and D is for Dump Truck takes children on an A to Z exploration of a backyard construction site. With bouncy poems for each letter and a glossary in the back, this book brings the thrill of construction up close and personal"--

20) Dig, dogs, dig: a construction tail

Author

Horvath, James

Series

I can read book

Formats:

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"Top dog Duke leads a busy work crew to a new construction site. All sorts of dogs have plenty to do before the day is out. These clever dogs will dig, haul, push, plow, and even bring in a crane to build a new park. But what happens when they find something unexpected buried deep in the ground?"--Dust jacket.