A little yellow pickup truck longs to be included when larger, more powerful vehicles help build a children's park, but he is soon given a task that is just right for him.
An unexpected inheritance allows the Heffley family to make major improvements to their home, but construction causes so much trouble they consider just moving, instead.
When construction vehicles come rolling into the zoo, the zoo animals do not know what to make of it, but soon they discover that they're not so different from the noisy trucks after all.
Marmalade, a trained architect who also happens to be an adorable kitten, finds allies in other construction-trade cats when her plans for the new mayor's mansion are rejected by the city planner.
Can you draw vehicles? You can if you start with simple shapes! Circles and squares become a mighty monster truck. Triangles and rectangles make a speedy race car. What kind of vehicle can you draw with shapes?
Mighty Truck is super strong, super fast... and a super fun babysitter! When Hattie's bulldozer cousins Zip and Beep visit Axleburg, Clarence offers to watch them on his day off. Zip and Beep play tag, kick the can, and jump jumper cables--but no matter how fast they zoom, Zip and Beep just don't run out of gas! How can Clarence keep up with these wheely energetic youngsters? Sounds like a job for Mighty Truck!
"What truck can help dig a big hole? A backhoe! Backhoes move dirt and rocks out of the way. With every scoop, backhoes help clear the way."--Provided by publisher.
What vehicle can push away rocks and dirt? A bulldozer! Bulldozers help clear land for buildings. From forests to the dump, bulldozers push things out of the way. With carefully leveled text, a vibrant photo glossary, and age-appropriate critical thinking questions, this books engages young readers and helps them learn all about bulldozers.
Charlie and his dad build everything together. They build sandcastles at the beach, they build blocks in Dad's office, and they even build a doghouse for Rocky and a tree house high above the backyard. But Charlie's favorite thing to build is a pillow fort where he and Dad can cuddle together. This board book combines the perennial concept of construction with a tender tale about the importance of quality time shared between father and son.
"What truck do you need when you want to make a new sidewalk? A concrete mixer! Concrete mixers bring concrete to construction sites. From wet to dry, concrete mixers are there to help."--Provided by publisher.
"What do construction workers use to lift things high in the sky? A crane! Cranes help builders reach the tops of tall buildings. From apartments to skyscrapers, cranes work on tall jobs."--Provided by publisher.
Dan is the biggest dump truck in the whole wide world. He can fit one hundred elephants in his tipper, and his horn is louder than thunder! Dan wants more than anything to be helpful and work on a construction site, but he's far too big to help build houses, and he's even too big to build a bridge. Come ride with Dan in search of new friends and his perfect job.
What truck can help fill a hole? A dump truck! Dump trucks can move rocks and dirt. From load to load, dump trucks do a lot of heavy lifting. Carefully leveled text and age-appropriate critical thinking questions help build nonfiction learning skills. Vibrant photos and an accessible photo glossary engage young readers and help them learn more about dump trucks.
What do you need to scoop up a large load? A front loader! Front loaders can scoop up rocks and dirt. Scoop by scoop, front loaders work hard to get the job done. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and carefully leveled text help young readers learn more about front loaders, while also building nonfiction learning skills.