Building a House
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 23, 1990
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- Who it’s for
- Simple words and clearly delineated pictures make each stage of building a house easy to follow.
- Themes
- Building a house, Workers collaborating
- Pacing
- Steady
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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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"You can almost do it yourself by carefully noting the steps depicted in each bright, brisk, clearly delineated picture . . . With independently interesting pictures and a definite, sunny personality, a very fine piece of work indeed."—Kirkus Reviews Named a Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association
A House Takes Shape
Simple words and clearly delineated pictures make each stage of building a house easy to follow.
Come here for
- The satisfying sequence of a house built step by step
- Machines and skilled trades at work
Expect
- Bright, brisk pictures with a sunny personality
- A clear look at how the pieces come together
Where it sits
| Building & Construction | 97% |
|---|---|
| Architecture for Kids | 30% |
| How Things Work | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Activity Books
- Architecture for Kids
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
- Puzzles
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- History
- House & Home
- How Things Work
- Machines & Tools
- Authors
- Byron Barton
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 23, 1990
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Building a house · Workers collaborating
- Reading lane
- Activity Books