"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to backhoes. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.

An illustrated introduction to the many interesting uses of such basic tools as rulers, saws, planes, hammers, and drills.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to fire trucks. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.

Learn words used in construction and buildings.

Come on, kids: Grab a hammer, step up to the workbench, and get ready to measure, saw, drill, and make cool things! Wood Shop is an exciting introduction for today's kids to an ages-old tradition: building with wood. With step-by-step photographs and clear instructions, aspiring woodworkers learn essential skills such as how to drive a nail, use a power drill, "measure twice, cut once," and saw correctly. Then the fun begins as they put these skills...

"Teaches readers everything they want to know about backhoe loaders, from their important parts to the many jobs they help with on and off the construction site."--Adapted from publisher's description.

"Teaches readers everything they want to know about dump trucks, from their important parts to the many jobs they help with on and off the construction site."--Adapted from publisher's description.

Describes the period after the Civil War when the United States was becoming increasingly industrialized and technological, including the coming of the railroads, the rise of the large corporations, the development of labor unions, and government regulation.

How does a tree turn into a comic book or a magazine? Follow each step in the production cycle from planting a tree to reading or writing on paper in this fascinating book! 5 yrs+ Forestry. Paper. Manufacturing.

"Two enterprising mice, Ginger and Mac, are on a mission to bring home an especially aromatic vanilla cupcake with pink buttercream frosting. They have discovered that the amount of work you need to put into a job can almost always be decreased by using one of six simple machines: a lever, a wheel and axle, a pulley, an inclined plane, a wedge or a screw. Simple machines have only one or two parts that can usually be found around the house -- and...