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Roadwork!
Every preschooler who is mad for machines will revel in this bright, boisterous picture book about the exciting process of building a road.
"Load the dirt. Load the dirt. Scoop and swing and drop. Slam it down into the truck. Bump! Whump! Whop!"
There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this riveting picture book follows them every step of...more
"Load the dirt. Load the dirt. Scoop and swing and drop. Slam it down into the truck. Bump! Whump! Whop!"
There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this riveting picture book follows them every step of...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
June 24th 2008
by Candlewick Press
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May 11, 2013
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"Load the dirt. Load the dirt. Scoop and swing and drop. Slam it down into the truck. Bump! Whump! Whop!” Children from ages 2 to 5 may derive plenty of fun seeing the pictures and listening to someone read this to them in English, but the Spanish translation does not produce the same effect. These sentences appear in the Spanish edition as “Cargas la tierra. La tierra cargas. Excavas, recoges y apilas. Dentro del camión la descargas. ¡Cataplum! ¡Plis, plas!”
From the book's first sentence in Spa...more
From the book's first sentence in Spa...more
My nephew Angus, who is about 6 months older than my own boy, loves this book, and I got him the next one in the series,
Demolition
, for his 2nd birthday on the 28th of December. I hadn't heard of the books or Sally Sutton until my sister told me about them, but I thought, if Angus loves this book, it must be good.
True to form, when it arrived in the mail and we opened the parcel and got it out last Thursday (6th December), I had to read it four times in a row - and many times since!
Each double...more
True to form, when it arrived in the mail and we opened the parcel and got it out last Thursday (6th December), I had to read it four times in a row - and many times since!
Each double...more
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Summary: There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this picture book, with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun, follows them every step of the way, from clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end.
My favorite truck book! LOVE IT!
The text has great rhythm and flow to to. You chant the text when you read it. It also has great rhythms and action sounds. Lots of construction trucks throughout this book.
Second book in the series is Demolition...more
My favorite truck book! LOVE IT!
The text has great rhythm and flow to to. You chant the text when you read it. It also has great rhythms and action sounds. Lots of construction trucks throughout this book.
Second book in the series is Demolition...more
I found "Roadwork" to be a captivating book. And it wasn't just a book. It was a poem about road construction. The way it was written caught my attention. And not only my attention, but my entire family's attention. I read "Roadwork" tonight before putting my kids down for bed. They were so wrapped up in the story, they were climbing all over each other and me to get to the book. They wanted to make the noises presented in the book and look at the colorful illustrations. It was fun, and I'll pro...more
Mixed feelings: my daughter is obsessed with this book because she loves stories about trucks. But the story, and the illustrations, feel like it's about the rape of the countryside. A road is built--to nowhere. Huge swaths of beautiful, fertile land are torn out, for no purpose but to destroy the countryside. Of course, they plant trees around the road afterward, a bit of recompense I suppose. The rhymes are fun, and the jolting, aggressive words work well for trucks, but I can only handle read...more
I can see people using this in reading aloud time in a library setting and getting excited about a new book on machinery and road building and various sounds that one can make and get the kids to make during the program.
However, there, to me, is quite a bit of design problem. (Since the text is not lengthy and the illustrations seem to be less important than that of the design of the text, I demand quite a bit from the Designer here):
The bold and large Ariel font is repeated exactly the same way...more
However, there, to me, is quite a bit of design problem. (Since the text is not lengthy and the illustrations seem to be less important than that of the design of the text, I demand quite a bit from the Designer here):
The bold and large Ariel font is repeated exactly the same way...more
My son loves this book. This frequently makes it to the bedtime reading selection. We've had it for a while, but I always forget to add it to my list. The rhymes are fun and it's a good explanation of the road construction process (so says the civil engineer) for the younger audience. If you want to get a kid interested in engineering, this isn't a bad place to start. Definitely a good book for the kid who loves 'struction, as my son does.
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This is a brightly coloured, noisy, thumping, clattering rhyming book which little boys (and girls) adore. The story of how a road is built is complemented by a glossary and illustrations explaining the finer points of diggers, dump trucks and other heavy machinery. Winner of the New Zealand Post Picture Book Award 2009.
there is a sound with every page and movements that could be done by the kids
There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this picture book, with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun, follows them every step of the way, from clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end.
There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this picture book, with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun, follows them every step of the way, from clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end.
Definitely one of my son's favorite books due the the awesome use onomatopoeia. He could care less about the pictures and instead dances to words like "Bump, Whump, Whomp" and "Screech, Boom, Whoosh." The road near us has been under contruction for the last four years and so he can relate to the book.
If you want a book about construction vehicles that is fun to read and has realistic illustrations and plenty of action, this is the book for you. The rhythm and rhyming are precise and as fun to read as Dr. Seuss, and the vehicles are drawn simply but realistically.
This is my friend Sarah Anne Maddox's very favorite book, and I know why -- this book is awesome! It's loud, has great trucks and machines and teaches you all about building a road. This book is FUN and everything a boy could ever want in a good read.
Clear, engaging illustrations, brief rhyming text that entertains while getting in plenty of detail about how roads are built, and a good length for preschool storytimes (a few spreads could be "cut" for wiggly readers)
This book covers the whole process of a road being built from smoothing the ground to planting flowers along the side. Great onomatopoeia. Awesome title for anyone who loves construction vehicles, or just likes noises books.
Avery is obsessed with this book. We read it at least twice a day. The pictures are instructive, the rhythm is excellent and the illustration style is lovely. Bonus points for having women and men featured.
This is a fun story for little boys. The rhyming and fun word play is especially great. I haven't got sick of reading it yet. Has some fun "sound effect" words that play on the roadwork theme.
I did like the pictures. And the text (for what it is ... explaining how a road is made) was well done.
I just sort of felt like photos would have made more of an impact.
I just sort of felt like photos would have made more of an impact.
The little man L*O*V*E*S this book, but I did not. My environmentalist heart broke when they cut through the countryside for a stupid road. I know, I am ridiculous.
Nice simple book about building a road. Full of the required heavy equipment that kids love. And it even has a cheat sheet in the back showing what each piece of equipment is called so I can stop making up names such as "road scraper" or "front-bucket guy".
An informative picture book that describes all the steps involved in building a road at a preschool level, with lots of fun onomatopoeia along the way.
Great for my son who loves trucks and machines. I especially appreciate the details in the background which keep repeat reading interesting.
Success!! Read this with my 2-4 year old group and they ALL sat still and listened (not something I require, but it's breathtaking when it happens)!
This will be loved by all truck loving boys. Big print and rhyme were nice just did not excit me the way McMullens books did. Ages 2+
Learn with a fun bouncy rhyme how roads are made.
(My 4 year old nephew loves this book because of all the construction vehicles in it!)
(My 4 year old nephew loves this book because of all the construction vehicles in it!)
Good selection for a story time about constuction and heavy equipment. Nice rhyming pattern and illustrations.
My son kept taking this book from me so that he could identify and count all the pieces of equipment.
"construction, roads, trucks, perfect for storytime, rhythm of row your boat, onomatopoeia"
Fantastic children's book -- Maxence loved it and wanted to read it over and over again...
You never know what you can learn from a kids' book! Another great Christmas buy from Scholastic.
A little long but the use of onomatopoeia words really saves it. Could be a great read aloud.
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Sally Sutton is an Auckland playwright and children’s writer. Her first picture book, "Crazy Kiwi Tops and Tails", was published by Penguin in 2006. "Roadworks" will be her third picture book. She lives in the bush-clad suburb of Birkenhead with her husband and children
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