Construction Sites: Magnetology

(Hardback)

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High-quality materials, high-end artplus magnets!make up Construction Sites an impressive gift to give, and an exciting present to get! Just like blocks and toy cars, the combo of big vehicles and building is an ever-popular childhood mainstay. This 'keep em busy!' book-toy includes 45 magnetic pieces (tools, workers, machines) and interactive elements to distinguish our title from all others on the market. Construction projects include a house, a road, and structures that bring a town water and electricity. This big, action-packed title offers a proven way to encourage playful, hands-on exploration, sharpen children's observation skills, and buildbright kids!

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Part of the Magnetology series, this oversize board book includes 45 construction-themed magnets-pipes, doors, signs, and loads of vehicles-that can be stuck and re-stuck onto the pages. (A helpful closing spread identifies the vehicles and their capabilities.) The book's four scenes revolve around the building a home, expanding a road, and supplying a neighborhood with water and electricity; Latyk's crisp digital artwork leaves plenty of open space for children to fill with jackhammers, cranes, excavators, and their operators. A mix of questions ("How do you think electricity gets into your house") and construction details add some substance to the magnet-driven fun, while letting readers consider which tools are right for each job. Ages 3-5. (Apr.)

Author Bio

Marie Fordacq is a co-founder Editions Tourbillon and the author of a slate of children's books reflecting a mix of words and wonder that spark learning connections and lifelong curiosity. She and her children live near Paris, France.

Olivier Latyk is part of 'Brand New', a European artists' collective, and the illustrator of over 40 children's books. He also creates puzzles, toys, mobiles and enjoys fishing near his home in La Rochelle, France.