Roadworks

Hardback

Main Details

Title Roadworks
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sally Sutton
Illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 258,Width 247
ISBN/Barcode 9781925381917
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Walker Books Australia
Imprint Walker Books Australia
Publication Date 1 June 2017
Publication Country Australia

Description

A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids. "Plan the road. Plan the road. Mark it on the map." Roadworks takes the reader through all the stages of making a road; from planning to construction to driving on the finished road, the full journey is detailed for young and curious minds with a rhythmic text and bright illustrations.

Author Biography

Sally Sutton has a keen interest in European languages. She has an M.A. (Hons) in German. Her first picture book for Walker Books Australia, Roadworks, won the Picture Book category of the 2009 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, and was followed by Demolition and Farmer John's Tractor. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and two daughters.

Reviews

Sutton's latest is a truck-lover's dream come true-repetition, rhyme and onomatopoeia form the text, while construction trucks vie for readers' attention in the illustrations. The result is a wonderfully noisy look at how roads are built. ...The level of detail matches the text's intended audience --enough to satisfy, not so much as to overwhelm. Pave the way to this book's shelf; perfect for read-alouds, it will be a hit whether shared with a group or one-on-one. * Kirkus Reviews *