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Building a House  
Author: Byron Barton
ISBN: 0688093566
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Book Description
A machine digs a big hole. A cement mixer pours cement. Carpenters put up walls. Bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, and painters do their part. Through brilliantly simple words and pictures we follow each step, and before our eyes a house is built.


Card catalog description
Briefly describes the steps in building a house.


About the Author
Byron Barton is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs; The Three Bears: The Little Red Hen; Machines at Work; I Want to Be an Astronaut; and a series of board books: Big Machines, Dinosaurs, Tools, and Zoo Animals. He is also the illustrator of The Little Factory, written by Sarah Weeks. He lives in Sarasota, FL.




Building a House

FROM OUR EDITORS

This introduction to home construction answers toddler's questions about how a house is built. The clear, simple text and bright, colorful illustrations will inspire youthful carpenters to grab a hammer and get to work!

ANNOTATION

Brief text and illustrations describe the steps in building a house.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"You could almost do it yourself—by carefully noting the steps depicted in each bright, brisk, clearly delineated picture....With independently interesting pictures and a definite, sunny personality, a very fine piece of work indeed."—Kirkus Reviews

SYNOPSIS

This introduction to home construction answers toddler's questions about how a house is built. The clear, simple text and bright, colorful illustrations will inspire youthful carpenters to grab a hammer and get to work!

     



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