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Job Site
Bring in the big rigs! Shiny, huge, heavy machinery rolls onto the job site. At the command of the Boss, the work beings, Digging, lifting, carrying, dumping, moving, and shaping are important tasks to accomplish. In this exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Drive," Nathan Clement once again pairs his striking illustrations with spare, succinct prose, offering c...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 1st 2011
by Boyds Mills Press
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Job Site by Nathan Clement should please young boys who can't get enough of construction equipment in action.
The text follows the Boss, who instructs the crew what to do on the job site. Clement is succinct, with equipment being named and action described. The equipment involved includes a bulldozer, excavator, loader, dump truck, compactor, cement mixer and crane.
Clement's illustrations begin as pencil drawings before they are computer rendered into striking images. The illustrations steal the...more
The text follows the Boss, who instructs the crew what to do on the job site. Clement is succinct, with equipment being named and action described. The equipment involved includes a bulldozer, excavator, loader, dump truck, compactor, cement mixer and crane.
Clement's illustrations begin as pencil drawings before they are computer rendered into striking images. The illustrations steal the...more
It's early morning on another construction job, and the boss gives directions to the drivers who operate heavy machinery such as a bulldozer, an excavator, a loader, a dump truck, a compactor, a mixer, and a crane. The first double page spread shows the boss providing simple instructions, and the next pages follow with the actions of the machines. As large as these trucks may be, they are dwarfed by the enormity of the job they have completed: a small pond with a spouting water fountain and plac...more
Author/illustrator Nathan Clement depicts dramatic scenes from the work world of a construction site, zooming in on the directions of a boss and the workmen operating the machines. Then the boss signals that the job is complete and the machines and workmen drive away, leaving the reader to see the beautiful park that has been created.
“Boss says, ‘Pour a slab.’
And the mixer swing its trough and pours cement.”
I especially enjoyed seeing, in the last panel, a family walking around the park, adults...more
“Boss says, ‘Pour a slab.’
And the mixer swing its trough and pours cement.”
I especially enjoyed seeing, in the last panel, a family walking around the park, adults...more
Grades PS - 1
Simple text combines with energetic computer-generated artwork to take readers from the beginning to the end of a construction job. In rhythmic fashion, "Boss says" what the next step in the process is and the equipment operators follow orders, slowly building something from nothing. The final two-page spread shows families walking around enjoying the finished park that has been created. Kids who can't get enough of bulldozers and front-loaders and cement mixers will be fully engag...more
Simple text combines with energetic computer-generated artwork to take readers from the beginning to the end of a construction job. In rhythmic fashion, "Boss says" what the next step in the process is and the equipment operators follow orders, slowly building something from nothing. The final two-page spread shows families walking around enjoying the finished park that has been created. Kids who can't get enough of bulldozers and front-loaders and cement mixers will be fully engag...more
Since August of 2010 we've been watching and listening to the nearby elementary school being rebuilt from the ground up. First came the demolition crew. Then came the diggers and the cement trucks. Now they are framing the buildings and it's really starting to take a recognizable shape.
With all this on going construction, my children have gotten interested in reading books on the subject. A new one published last year is Job Site by Nathan Clement.
The book follows the process of a the foreman (o...more
With all this on going construction, my children have gotten interested in reading books on the subject. A new one published last year is Job Site by Nathan Clement.
The book follows the process of a the foreman (o...more
OK illustrations, basic construction equipment descriptions in the text. Nice touch to have the boss be African-American and the crew be white. My favorite detail is at the end: The boss brings his family to the park and playground that he and his crew created.
This is a great book to explain the construction job. I could see this being used in a classroom when they are discovering community and the types of jobs within. It is blunt, but really explains and shows with images the job of a construction company.
Good picture book to recommend to little boys who love machines used in construction. The art is amazing, the story is simple, and the end is satisfying in that all of the boss's instructions for the different machines completed a really cool project!
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Interesting perspectives for the artwork. I think an older child would like it better than my toddler, who did enjoy it but is so young that he prefers more traditional straight-on depictions of his beloved construction vehicles. ;)
The illustrations are only so-so, and teh story is a bit blah, but my 2.5 year old son loves this book. If you have a boy who likes big machines, pick this up. I would not suggest this for a storytime.
This is a good book to use to teach ESOL students about construction, because it uses basic language that is specific, as well as illistrations.
Sure to entrance any young construction-enthusiast with striking, graphic images of bulldozers, excavators, and other big machines on the job site.
Illustrations and basic text show parts of a park being built, resulting in the finished product. Computer-rendered illustrations are crisp and bold.
My 2 year old little guy loved this book and wanted it read over and over again. Perfect for little boys.
Crisp illustrations and basic info about the equipment. Nothing too unique though.
I like the way this one ended. I just didn't like the rest of the book.
Young bolys with an affinity for big machines will love this book.
Informational about working on a job site.
Great for those who are into big machinery.
A visual delight in perspectives-- love it!
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When the b oss says get it done, which piece of machinery gets the job? Big bold pictures of big powerful machines doing big jobs, perfect for little guys.
Perfect for boys who can't get enough of trucks.
Mar 19, 2013
Marshmallowlemonade
marked it as to-read
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