Building with Dad

 
  

Building with Dad
ISBN9780761453123      
Specifications11 5/8" X 9"; 32 pages; Full-Color Illustrations
Author(s)Carol Nevius
Illustrator(s)Bill Thomson
Interest/Age GroupK-3
AgesAges 4-8
List Price
US$ 16.99    


About the Book
A little boy joins his father at a construction site

Dad’s helping to build a new school, and he takes his son to watch its progress. They see lots of machines at work: a dump truck, a backhoe, an earthmover, a giant grader, a steamroller, a cement mixer, a crane, and more. Finally, the school is finished—just in time for the first day. Bill Thomson’s exquisite illustrations, rendered in acrylic paint and colored pencils, are delivered in a double-spread vertical format, which, when the book is turned sideways, bring this building experience to life with unprecedented dramatic perspective.

Also by CAROL NEVIUS and BILL THOMSON, the acclaimed picture book, Karate Hour

CAROL NEVIUS lives in Coral Springs, Florida.
BILL THOMSON lives in Southington, Connecticut.
 
 


Building with Dad Reviews
*"This format, combined with Thomson’s dramatically foreshortened framing and perspectives makes for an experience that’s both larger than life and deliciously dizzying." STARRED REVIEW
— Publishers Weekly, October 9, 2006

"The book will be enthusiastically welcomed by youngsters fascinated with construction and big machines. It is also an engaging father/son story."
— School Library Journal, October 2006

"...Thomson uses full color, and his photo-realistic paintings bring viewers close up to, sometimes even under, giant machines that scoop dirt, dump gravel, and unload a river of cement seemingly right into the viewer’s lap."
— Booklist, August 2006

"The story is engrossing on many levels to young builders, and the inspiring perspectives and sheer beauty of the artwork will captivate children and adults alike."
— Kirkus Review, August 1, 2006


 


 
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