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Route 66 is a remarkable road. It was one of the first US highways! In Building Route 66, young readers will find out more about this engineering marvel and how it was built. Compelling photographs and easy-to-read text brings this story to life, followed by a comprehensive quiz. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
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"From the publisher that brought you the bestselling Baby University books comes a brand-new series of construction books for kids. Let's build a highway! How? We'll show you! Join the construction team in this board book as they go about the steps involved in building a highway, from surveying the roadway, to using a bulldozer to clear the path, and so much more. Toddlers will love the bright and bold art, and parents will love the gentle explanation...
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"Kids will learn about the history of roads with Engineer It! Road Projects. They will discover how roads are built. Then, build their own cobblestone road, design a highway, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Young crafters will be budding engineers in no time! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. "--Publisher's website.
6) Roadwork
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English
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There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this picture book, with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun, follows them every step of the way, from clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end.
9) Roads
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1990.
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English
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Describes, in text and illustrations, the construction, function, and maintenance of different types of roads.
10) Road closed
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[1982]
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English
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Describes the process involved in constructing a new street, from tearing up the old one to installing curbs and gutters, laying pavement, and planting new grass.
12) Building a road
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1998.
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First American edition.
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English
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Photographs, drawings, and brief text describe the machines and process that are involved in building a road.
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[2001]
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First edition.
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English
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In The Big Dig, we are taken behind the scenes of the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project to discover how traffic in Boston got to be so bad in the first place, and how poor planning led to an elevated highway that divided the city and made traffic worse.
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2021.
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English
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"A boy walks home one day, only to find his street under construction! As he enjoys watching the excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks, pavers, and more, he gets a sense of the building process from start to finish. From blueprints to demolition to fresh, new asphalt, friendly, bright illustrations show the construction machines and workers up close"--
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