West Routt Library District

Told in rhyme, the big construction trucks are skeptical when Kid McGear the skid-steer shows up on the big construction site, after all a skid-steer is rather small--but when the big trucks run into trouble on a steep incline, Kid McGear proves that sometimes a small all-purpose truck may be just what is needed to save the day.

At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.

Text and pictures present building machines, describing their parts and functions, such as excavating, making concrete, and laying roads.

Big Rig loves to smash items delivered to a construction site, including barrels, crates, tires, and even his own birthday presents.

A father and his young child watch the construction of the new school, from the bulldozing of earth and mixing of the concrete for the foundation to the hanging of the new sign.

When Clifford joins a motley pack of neighborhood dogs as they play in a nearby construction site, their canine capers result in the wreckage of a bulldozer, a crane, and a huge pipe.

Demonstrates how the crane, bulldozer, dump truck, and other construction machines all play a part in building a new park.

"Little Green only knows one word: 'Go!' It's the perfect thing to get the construction site moving, but how will they stop?"--Provided by publisher.

Come to the construction site and read about the eight construction vehicles that rumble and boom their way through this book.