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Let's Build a House

By Mike Lucas
Series: Let's Build
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Let's Build a House by Mike Lucas is a charming children's book that introduces young readers to the basics of construction and teamwork. Through engaging illustrations and a simple narrative, it follows a group of animals working together to build a house, teaching lessons about cooperation and the joy of creation along the way.
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You might enjoy this charming picture book if you love stories about creativity and teamwork. It's perfect for young readers with an enthusiasm for building projects and imaginative play. With engaging rhymes and vibrant illustrations, it's a delightful way to explore the world of construction and collaboration.

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Let's Build a House

Let's build a house! But what comes first? A step-by-step look at how a house is constructed by real-life engineer Mike Lucas and gorgeously illustrated by Daron Parton.

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Slip on your overalls, pop on your hard hat and jump in the digger - let's build a house!

First the floor, and then the walls,

Then the roof. Let's build it tall.

You and me - we'll build it all!

Up, up, up.

A step-by-step look at how a house is constructed from digging the foundations and laying the bricks through to fitting the drains and painting the walls. Let's Build a House is a high-energy, gorgeously illustrated picture book written by a real-life engineer.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734420343

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 April 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Daron Parton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Mike Lucas Series: Let's Build

About the Author

Mike Lucas (Author)

Originally from the UK, Mike moved with his family to Adelaide in 2010. He started his writing career writing funny poetry anthologies and visiting schools and libraries to encourage children to create their own silly rhymes. He has had work published in various magazines and anthologies.

Mike's first picture book, Olivia's Voice, was a 2018 CBCA Awards Notable book, followed by Vanishing, Let's Build a House and Let's Build and Backyard.

As well as being a writer, Mike also owns a bookshop in Adelaide, Shakespeare's Bookshop in Blackwood. In 2017, he was the lead organiser of the first ever Adelaide Festival of Children's Books.

For five days a week Mike works as an engineer and has very little time for sleep.

Daron Parton (Illustrator)

Award-winning New Zealand illustrator Daron Parton was born in the UK, married a Kiwi and moved to New Zealand in 1995. He has been working as an illustrator since 1990 and is also an illustration tutor at Auckland University of Technology. Daron's books include The Ultimate Survival Guide to Monsters Under Your Bed, A Crocodile in the Family, Let's Build a House, Snake Brought Cake and Let's Build a Backyard.

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