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 yourselfby 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!