DK Readers: Big Machines (Level 1: Beginning to Read)

Wallace, Karen

ISBN 10: 0789454122 / ISBN 13: 9780789454126

Published by DK Children (edition First Edition), 2000

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 0789454122-7-1-13

Bibliographic Details

• Title: DK Readers: Big Machines (Level 1: Beginning to Read)
• Publisher: DK Children (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789454122
• ISBN 13: 9780789454126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Demonstrates how the crane, bulldozer, dump truck, and other construction machines all play a part in building a new park

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 2-This title presents photographs of some of the real trucks and tractors employed in constructing a city park, which is disappointingly shown only as a busy cartoon drawing at the end. Through sharp, full-color pictures, readers are introduced to a crane outfitted with wrecking ball, a bulldozer, a front loader, a dump truck, an excavator, and other heavy machinery used in tearing down old buildings and in laying the foundation for new construction. Smaller photographs highlight part of each vehicle-the tailgate on a tipper truck, the chute on the concrete mixer, and so on-although the inserts are a bit confusing since they show clean showroom trucks that are quite different from the dirty machines actually doing the work. Although billed at the easiest reading level ("Beginning to Read-Preschool to Grade 1"), this picture book definitely requires listening from its audience up through first grade. Still, the vivid photographs will certainly grab young engineers' attention.
John Sigwald, Unger Memorial Library, Plainview, TX
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