Bibliograph

Construction people, poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Ellen Shi

Type

Label

Construction people, poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Ellen Shi

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 4-8

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades Preschool-3

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Construction people

Oclc number

1129221197

Responsibility statement

poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Ellen Shi

Summary

How does an empty lot transform into a new hotel? This anthology begins with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's) dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge machines -- backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc. -- roll in. Poems full of noise and action describe every step of the construction process. From welders and carpenters building the skeleton of the building to plumbers and electricians making its insides work, this book celebrates people and equipment working together to build something magnificent

Table Of Contents

What will I become? / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Architect / Denver Butson -- Backhoe Operator / Georgia Heard -- Dump truck drivers / Darren Sardelli -- Cement speaks / Ralph Fletcher -- Crane operator / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- Song of the welders / Allan Wolf -- Carpenters / B. J. Lee -- Plumbers / Charles Ghigna -- Construction project manager / Matt Forrest Esenwine -- Glaziers / Joan Bransfield Graham -- Elevator installers / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Electricians / J. Patrick Lewis -- What I am / Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Target audience

primary

Classification