road machinery

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road machinery

Machines large and small

a book of opposites
2007
Photographs of road machinery and simple text introduce the reader to opposites, with vocabulary words in both English and Spanish.

Jesse builds a road

1989
Jesse's toys seem to come to life and shape a new road as the little boy plays with his dump truck, bulldozer, and other road-building equipment.

Road rollers

2010
A photographic introduction to road rollers for beginning readers, explaining what they are and how they operate, and looking at the types of jobs they do.

Road builders

1994
Explains how a road is built first introducing the crew, then showing all the trucks in action, and finally showing the brand-new road as it comes to bustling life.

Roadwork

2008
Rhyming text and illustrations show how a road is made, from planning to moving dirt, laying asphalt, putting up signs, and landscaping.

Highway builders

1996
Introduces the reader to the machinery that is used in making roads, from the backhoe loader to the pavers and chippers.

Road pavers

2002
Photographs and simple text teach children what road pavers are, how they work, and what they are used for.

Bulldozers, loaders, and spreaders

a book about roadbuilding machines
1974
Photographs and brief text present the machines used for each step in the construction of a road, from clearing the land to pouring the concrete surface.

Asphalt pavers

2012
Photographs show pavers making the roads we drive on every day. Straightforward text explains to young readers the components of these machines and the tasks they perform.

Road builders

1996
Explains how a road is built first introducing the crew, then showing all the trucks in action, and finally showing the brand-new road as it comes to bustling life.

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