construction workers

After saying goodbye to her loving family, a hard-working mother cat heads to her job at a construction site.

"Celebrates the skilled women and men who work to see the plans of architects, engineers, and designers brought to life"--OCLC.

"With a turn of his crane and a swing of his wrecking ball, Mr. Gilly knocks down the old buildings. He smashes through brick and wood. He crashes through stone and glass. Then, with a push from his bulldozer, Mr. Gilly cleans it all up to make room for something brand-new!"--Amazon.

Workers in the building trade are in demand in nearly every part of the country-and they are earning good wages. The construction industry is booming, generating more than $60 billion nationwide in 2018.

"Fourteen poems compiled by award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins introduce readers to the various construction people who collaborate to create a high-rise hotel building, from architect to crane operator to glaziers and more"--Amazon.

"Sam is spending the summer working for his dad's construction company, a business he is supposed to be a part of after graduation. This is not what Sam wants, but it is what his family expects. Will an accident on the construction site change things?"--Publisher's web site.

"Construction workers use many tools to build things. This carefully leveled text with vibrant photos and critical-thinking questions will help young readers learn what tools construction workers need to do their job"--Provided by publisher.

Readers will meet roofers, pipe fitters, and other essential builders that make the places we call home. Full-color photographs depict people hard at work, and a picture glossary reinforces vocabulary with vivid photographs of buildings and supplies, ready for work!.

"Marmalade and her crew of construction kittens are in high demand! Their latest assignment (and bigest job yet) is to build the new Mewburg bridge. But with the bridge comes the one thing that cats hate most of all--water! As the team struggles to face their fears and do their jobs, they are forced to get help from some unlikely allies . . . slobbery, car-chasing DOGS"--Dust jacket.

The construction workers who were sent to build the new playground for Bailey School look and act very much like Santa's elves and the Bailey School kids are going to investigate.