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Building a house
Byron Barton, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books for very young children, including Trucks, My Bus, and My Car, builds a house, step by step, right before your eyes! 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 a house is built. "…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780688093563
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Call Number
- 690.8373 BAR
How we use plants for shelter
Plants are made into materials used to build both the exterior and interior of different kinds of shelters. Some of these materials are wood, timber, straw, and bamboo; and paint, flooring and walls. Readers also learn how to build a model hut!
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781404244221
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- 32 pages : illustration : 27 cm
- Series Title
- How We Use Plants
- Call Number
- 690 MOR
How a house is built
Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built--from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright, clear illustrations, perfect for kids starting to wonder about how the world around them works. Many different careers--including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers--a…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0590449400
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Call Number
- 690 GIB
How a house is built
Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built--from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright, clear illustrations, perfect for kids starting to wonder about how the world around them works. Many different careers--including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers--a…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780823412327
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Call Number
- 690 GIB
Making room
John William Smith – barely more than a boy – clears land, builds a one-room house, plants three apple trees, then sits down to sip his tea and watch the sunset. He has everything a young man could want. But after many sunsets alone, John William decides he needs a wife. So he marries the wonderful Annie. As time passes, John William expands their home to accommodate children, an injured co…
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- 088776651X
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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