A Year at a Construction Site

by Nicholas Harris

Overview

Send in the cranes! Bulldozers! Earthmovers!

Would you like to watch how a building goes up? During the next twelve months, these construction workers are building a school. Check out these eight action-packed scenes for a bird's-eye view of the whole process. See how the workers make the foundation, add the walls, and put on the roof.

Keep your eye on the calendar too. By spending a whole year at the building site, you can watch events unfold until the school is ready for students and teachers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580137959
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Time Goes By Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nicholas Harris began his career in publishing 1978. He worked for a number of adult nonfiction and children's publishers before setting up own company, Orpheus Books Ltd., in 1992. He has written many nonfiction works for children, specializing in science, astronomy, prehistory, zoology, geography, and ancient history. He lives near Hereford, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

January: Demolition 6

February: Digging the foundation 8

March: Pumping concrete 10

May: Placing the floors 12

August: Setting the roof timbers 14

October: Adding roof tiles 16

November: Building a street 18

December: Painting the walls 20

Glossary 22

Learn More about Construction 23

A Closer Look 24

Index 24