roads

Introduces the numbers one through ten while describing the people and machinery involved in fixing a hole in the road.

Provides a detailed description of all stages of road making and considers the important element of traffic.

Presents a road atlas for the United States, Canada, and Mexico and provides over five thousand map up-dates, three hundred twenty-nine city maps, mileage charts, numbers and Web sites to contact for road construction and conditions, hotel and motel accommodations, and tourism information.

Traces each step in the design and construction of a highway and describes the machinery used.

Describes the planning and construction of a new road.

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

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

On the drive to Grandma's house, a boy and his mother encounter work crews using machinery and tools to perform roadwork.

Examines the history of roads, the purpose of different types of roadways, the people who work on them, and ways to make better roads in the future.

Discusses the reason the Alaska Highway was built, chronicles its planning and construction, and includes photographs, a chronology, a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.