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Roadworks - Maori Edition

Maori Edition Roadworks
By Sally Sutton
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Roadworks by Sally Sutton is a vibrant and engaging children's book that explores the loud and lively world of road construction. The story takes readers on a rhythmic journey as various machines and workers buzz, bang, and whirr to complete a road-building project. With vivid illustrations and fun, onomatopoeic text, young readers are introduced to the dynamic processes of roadworks in a captivating way.
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You might enjoy this book if your child is fascinated by big machines like diggers, dump trucks and road rollers. It's full of rhythmic text and vibrant illustrations that capture the excitement of a busy construction site. This book is perfect for young readers who love action-filled stories and learning about how things work.

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A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids.

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A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids. Roadworks is made with machine-mad pre-school boys in mind, though girls will also love the exciting noise-words, rhythms and rhymes.

Roadworks aims to differ from other machine books in that it shows an actual project being completed from start to finish, in this case, the building of a road.

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Roadworks by Sally Sutton is praised as a thrilling experience for truck enthusiasts due to its use of repetition, rhyme, and onomatopoeia. The lively illustrations complement the text, creating a vivid depiction of road-building. Reviewers highlight the book's suitability for reading aloud and its engaging style, which captivates both group and individual listeners.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781921720178

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2010

Country: Australia

Imprint: Walker Books Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Brian Lovelock
  • Translated by Katerina Mataira
  • Translated by Katerina Mataira

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 259.0mm

Height: 249.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Familiar Favourites in Te Reo Māori Pukapuka Reo Māori (Māori Language) Sally Sutton

About the Author

Sally Sutton is an Auckland playwright and children's writer. Her first picture book, Crazy Kiwi Tops and Tails, was published by Penguin in 2006. Sally has an M.A. (Hons) in German and lives in Birkenhead with her husband and daughter. Roadworks, her third picture book, won the Picture Book category at the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards in 2009. Brian Lovelock is a scientist working in the power industry in New Zealand. He has painted all his life but has only recently ventured into the world of book illustration. His titles with Walker Books include Your Mother Didn't Do That! and Roadworks, published in 2008, which won the Picture Book category at the 2009 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards.

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