Building a Road

by JoAnn Early Macken, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor), Don Matson

Simple text and photographs present the construction of a road, including information on the workers and equipment needed.

Genres: Nonfiction, Construction, Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

JoAnn Early Macken is the author of six picture books, including Grow, Baby Says “Moo!”, Waiting Out the Storm, and Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move, and more than one hundred educational books for children. Her poems appear in many children’s magazines and anthologies, including Hop to It! Poems to Get You Moving and the Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Her poetry instruction guide Write a Poem Step by Step is based on her workshops.

JoAnn earned her M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education writing courses at four Wisconsin colleges. She presents writing workshops for writers of all ages.

JoAnn lives in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Visit her web site at www.joannmacken.com.

Reviews

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series of books are very good; they in simply ways help explain daily real life things to children in words they would understand. In each book there is a glossary and extra webpages where you could look up to study more about whatever subject the book is about. Real life photographs are the 'illustrations' making the text become that much real.

[Duane · Rating 3 out of 5]

For beginner readers, this is a nice book to learn how roads are constructed. The wording is done in a simple manner so early readers will be fine. The photos are nice but if you want a little more detail about road construction, then look for another book. This book covers just the bare details which is fine for beginning readers.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A picture book that details the process of building a new roads from the different people who are involved and the machines that physically carve it out.

Text is simple and photos match up perfectly with the process as it unfolds. A glossary and read more section follow the story. This is a great read aloud, especially for a big machine or construction themed storytime. PreK-2.

[Danelle Spicer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book on learning the different machines that it takes to build a road. Put together well for children to understand and learn about the different machines that their are that do so many different jobs.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like roads, this is the book for you.

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

The photos in this book are fantastic, while the text is a bit dry.