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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 delightful children's book that guides readers through the process of constructing a house from the ground up. It creatively introduces children to various tools and building techniques while engaging them in a fun and informative journey. With its colourful illustrations and rhythmic text, it inspires curiosity about how homes are built.
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Format: Hardback
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You might enjoy this book if you have a young builder with big dreams at home. With playful rhymes and vibrant illustrations, it's perfect for children who love construction and imaginative play, offering a delightful journey through the process of building a fantastic house.

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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.

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Let's Build a House by Mike Lucas is praised for engaging illustrations that add to the excitement of the building process. It is seen as educational, potentially sparking discussions on topics such as environmental impact and construction details. This picture book is ideal for aspiring young engineers and children interested in construction, offering a step-by-step journey through the house-building process.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734420329

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 April 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Daron Parton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 256.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 390g

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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