Busy Builders, Busy Week! - Hardcover

Reidy, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 168119029X ISBN 13: 9781681190297

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2016

Synopsis

In this bright, bold picture book, a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway.

Tuesday! Mix day!
Pipe and boards and bricks day.
Stack, spin, pour it in.
Give the fence a fix day.

Wednesday! Load day!
Take it on the road day.
Hoist, haul, pull it all.
Something being towed day!

The construction project comes together for a joyful, rhyming walking tour of a neighborhood, where young readers can learn the days of the week while watching everyone work as a team!

About this title

Review:

Timmers's acrylic paintings present big-eyed, cheerful animals busy on the job using realistic looking tools and trucks. The brown of the dirt lot and fence (which gets a makeover, too) contrast with increasing splashes of color-the animals themselves, as well as the whimsical playground fixtures. The result is a joyful cacophony of color and activity. (Publishers Weekly)

Young construction enthusiasts and animal lovers alike will be delighted by the zany details. The energetic rhyme and bright paintings make this a natural storytime crowd-pleaser. (School Library Journal)

The lively text supports the joy, but in this case, the delight is in the details. (Kirkus Reviews)

Richard Scarry has some competition. . . . The acrylic illustrations are bright and busy, full of details to spot. . . . Charming appeal. Neatly encapsulates the three-ring circus that is a little tyke's world and gives children an opportunity to practice all kinds of skills. (Kirkus Reviews on ALL THROUGH MY TOWN)

With spreads jam-packed with detail and event . . . it's an undeniable feast for the eyes. (Publishers Weekly on ALL THROUGH MY TOWN)

This spirited picture book is as much fun to browse through as it is to read, and it could spark classroom discussions about neighborhoods and community workers. (School Library Journal on ALL THROUGH MY TOWN)

Book Description:

Learning the days of the week is especially fun with this bold, colorful rhyming picture book about community and construction--perfect for fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 168119029X
• ISBN 13: 9781681190297
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Timmers Leo