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The Construction Crew

by Lynn MELTZER
978-0-80508-884-7.
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PreS—Somewhat reminiscent of Donald Crews's graphic-art style, this book follows the building of a house. Bold primary colors depict construction machines and a crew and its tools, one after another, page by page, as they go about razing an old building, excavating for a new foundation, and eventually constructing a new house. The last vehicle pictured is a moving truck. The rhyming text has a single couplet per page: "Dig now/Build later/What do we need?/EXCAVATOR." Although there are plenty of "big machine" books out there, this one has the added unifying theme of showing the steps in chronological order. Simple and colorful, it should be a hit at toddler and preschool storytimes—Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
A construction crew knocks down a building, then builds a new house from the ground up. In a rhyming text that reads like one big cheer for all things construction, each spread introduces the next vehicle or tool used in the process. The vibrant digital art will captivate young truck fanatics, and the recurring "What do we need?" chant is irresistible.
Reviewed by Judith Constantinides , Dec 01, 2011

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