Construction
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Paperback
Published: 3rd November 2016
Board book
Published: 1st September 2015
Paperback
Published: 1st October 2016
Publishing Details
Construction
By (Author) Sally Sutton
Illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Walker Books Australia
Walker Books Australia
1st October 2016
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Short-listed for New Zealand Book Awards, Picture Book Award (New Zealand).
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 251mm, Height 261mm
200g
Description
Hoist the wood. Hoist the wood. Chain and hook and strap. Swing it round, then lower it down. Thonk! Clonk! Clap! Build the frame. Build the frame. Hammer all day long. Make the stairs and floors and walls. Bing! Bang! Bong! This fantastically fun book describes all the heaving and hammering involved in building a new library. Full of action-packed illustrations and irresistible sound words - this is a story that will be easily read over and over again!
Reviews
This is a fun book with melodic verse, colorful images, and onomatopoeia which will have children jumping out of their seats. * Library Media Connection *
This is a very desirable companion to the other books in the series, Roadworks and Demolition. Highly recommended. * The School Librarian *
Construction is the type of book that can easily become a childs favourite. * The Book Bag *
Author Bio
Sally Sutton is the award-winning and best-selling author of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction. In 2009 Roadworks won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Childrens Book Awards, and in 2015 Construction was a finalist. Ambulance, Ambulance! will be Sally's eighth picture book for WBA.
Sally lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and two daughters. She has a keen interest in European languages and has an M.A. (Hons) in German.
Brian Lovelock is a scientist living in Auckland, New Zealand. He has painted all his life and ventured into the world of book illustration about ten years ago. His first illustrations for Walker Books Australia were for Roadworks (by Sally Sutton), voted Best Picture Book at the 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards. Other titles with Walker Books Australia include: Your Mother Didnt Do That!, Demolition, Construction, The Rain Train and Flight of the Honey Bee. In 2013, Brian was long-listed for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Award for his work on Demolition and in 2014, Flight of the Honey Bee won the LIANZA Russell Clark Medal for Illustration. His latest project is Ambulance Ambulance!, due for publication in 2016.
