B Is for Bulldozer: A Construction ABC

by June Sobel, Melissa Iwai (Illustrator)

Overview

Get ready for a ride through the alphabet at a busy construction site. There's a big yellow Bulldozer, a tall shiny Crane, a rusty red Dump truck—and the construction crew is hard at work. But what are they building?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780152057749
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/01/2006
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

June Sobel is the talented author of the Goodnight Train books illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith; the Tow Truck Joe series illustrated by Patrick Corrigan; B Is for Bulldozer: A Construction ABC illustrated by Melissa Iwai; and Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC illustrated by Henry Cole. She lives in Westlake Village, California. junesobel.com

Melissa Iwai has illustrated many books for young children as well as the nonfiction picture book Thirty Minutes Over Oregon. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family. Visit her online at melissaiwai.com, on Twitter @meliwai, and on Instagram @melissaiwai1.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Construction worker wannabes won't be able to pull themselves away!"—Instructor

"A great choice for individual and group sharing."—School Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

"Construction worker wannabes won't be able to pull themselves away!"—Instructor

"A great choice for individual and group sharing."—School Library Journal
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From the Publisher

Delivered in verse, this is a heavy-machinery-lover’s ABC. The consecutive letters of the alphabet are written into the rhyming text and brightly highlighted in large case. "Do you see the Asphalt for paving the road, or the big shiny Bulldozer pushing a load?" So begins the work on the construction project. Throughout the seasons of a year, children with friends, family, and pets watch the workers as they proceed through the complex process of building. Newcomer Sobel has missed none of the details a young aficionado would revel in, from huge loaders to nails to pipes. The construction workers are multi-ethnic as well as male and female. Finally, opening day arrives and those who have waited patiently behind the safety fences can at last enjoy the fun final product, an amusement park. Iwai’s two-page spreads reveal her talent for painting people as well as details of vehicles and with creamy oils she also subtly depicts the changing seasons. From Asphalt to Zoom, this first-rate read-aloud will delight its audience. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews