Road Crew, Coming Through! (Construction Site)

by Sherri Duskey Rinker (Author) Ag Ford (Illustrator)

Road Crew, Coming Through! (Construction Site)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

The hard-working crew of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site joins up with seven new road-building trucks to finish a BIG job: a brand-new road! The construction team is taking on their biggest challenge yet--building a brand-new superhighway! With the help of new rough-and-tough road-building machines, the crew gears up for an action-packed day of rolling, building, paving, painting, and all the jobs that go into making a strong new road that will get everyone home safe in time for bed! Playful rhyming text from the bestselling team behind Construction Site on Christmas Night, Three Cheers for Kid McGear!, and Construction Site Mission: Demolition! make this thrilling tale of teamwork a must-have read-aloud for construction fans everywhere.

LATEST IN THE ENORMOUSLY POPULAR SERIES: The Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series books have become bedtime staples and modern classics, and its millions of fans love each book for its tough, can-do trucks and their sweet, sleepy endings.

HOW TO BUILD A ROAD: The process of putting a new road together is FASCINATING and involves a whole bunch of special vehicles, who help the original crew level, grade, flatten, pave, stripe, and open up a new road so that everyone can get home safe for bedtime!

ROLLICKING READ-ALOUD: Sherri's bouncing, energetic rhymes make for a tremendously satisfying read-aloud experience, perfect for the energetic kids who love construction.

TEACHES TEAMWORK: Like Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, this series extension emphasizes teamwork, collaboration, and working together--real-world skills presented to young readers in a fun, accessible construction-site setting!

Perfect for: Parents, gift-givers, truck and construction enthusiasts

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$17.99

Kirkus Reviews

There's no crew like a familiar crew! Rinker's perpetually cheery vehicles are back to build a road. . . . [Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through!] is one road kids will be happy to travel again.

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Sherri Duskey Rinker
Sherri Duskey Rinker is the author of many bestsellers including, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site; Steam Train, Dream Train; Mighty, Mighty Construction Site; Construction Site on Christmas Night; Construction Site: Three Cheers for Kid McGear!; Construction Site Mission: Demolition!; and Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! Sherri lives with her photographer husband and two sons in the Chicago area.

AG Ford, a recipient of the NAACP Image Award, has illustrated many award-winning books for children, including The New York Times bestsellers Construction Site on Christmas Night; Construction Site: Three Cheers for Kid McGear!; Construction Site Mission: Demolition!; and Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! He lives in Dallas, Texas.

AG Ford, a recipient of the NAACP Image Award, has illustrated many award-winning books for children, including The New York Times bestsellers Construction Site on Christmas Night; Construction Site: Three Cheers for Kid McGear!; Construction Site Mission: Demolition!; and Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! He lives in Dallas, Texas.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781797204727
Lexile Measure
730
Guided Reading Level
Q
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication date
October 20, 2021
Series
Construction Site
BISAC categories
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV041030 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme
Design and construction
Construction equipment
Road machinery
Roads

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