The Construction Alphabet Book

by Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster (Illustrator)

Overview

For kids that love things that go, this noisy alphabet book explores construction equipment from A to Z.

Find out about these construction machines and more, from a huge saw that cuts through roads to a massive vacuum that sucks up boulders. You'll even learn a quick and easy recipe for concrete. Rock crushers, jackhammers, and wrecking balls will delight the youngest of readers learning their ABCs.

Jerry Pallotta's trademark humor punctuates the informative text. Vibrant oil paintings bring to life a busy construction site.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570914386
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	07/01/2006
Series:	Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	224,728
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	AD640L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children's alphabet books and imaginative fiction. His books combine interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere. Jerry lives in Boston, Massachusetts.


Rob Bolster is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Bolster has worked in illustration for more than 20 years. For most of that time, his work has appeared in newspaper and magazine advertisements for major corporations. He produced most of those illustrations using airbrush and watercolor. However, in recent years Bolster has taught himself how to do his work using a computer. Much of his illustration is now created digitally. Rob lives in Walpole, Massachusetts.

Read an Excerpt

A is for Aerial Lift. Aerial lifts giveconstruction workers a boost whenthey need to reach a high place. Theymake it safe to paint a building or fix aloose wire. Aerial lifts sound like this:nun, nun, nun, nun, nun, nun, EEEK!

(Continues…)

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Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2-Pallotta follows the alphabetical formula used in many of his other titles, this time with Bolster's illustrations to showcase different types of construction equipment. Upper- and lowercase letters are paired with brief descriptive paragraphs that explain how pieces of construction equipment-from an aerial lift to a zipper-are used. Some of the machines are used in demolition, some for roads; others to clear land or erect buildings. Treatment is brief. A backhoe, cement mixer, dump truck, jackhammer, and wrecking ball will be more familiar to children than a horizontal borer, knuckleboom loader, mobile rock crusher, quad-axle lowbed, and vactor. The realistic paintings, rich in tones of blue, brown, red, green, and orange, will attract youngsters. Libraries with a high demand for construction-related books should consider adding this appealing title.-Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Richfield, OH Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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