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Lift-the-Flap Construction & Demolition

Series: Lift-the-flap
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Lift-the-Flap Construction & Demolition by Jerome Martin is a delightful children's book that takes young readers on an exploration of big machines and bustling building sites. Through engaging illustrations and interactive flaps, the book introduces the processes of constructing and demolishing buildings, fostering curiosity and excitement about engineering and construction. It's an ideal read for young minds eager to learn about how things are built and taken down.
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This book may appeal to young readers fascinated by big machines and the bustling world of building sites. With engaging flaps to lift, it offers an interactive experience as children explore the exciting processes of construction and demolition. Perfect for curious kids who love learning how things work!

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It takes hundreds of people, dozens of machines and years of work to construct a skyscraper. Lift the flaps to see construction crews digging, drilling, heaving and hoisting as they build a new building at the heart of a city. Includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites where you can watch a demolition and fly over skyscrapers.

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It takes hundreds of people, dozens of machines, and years of work to construct a skyscraper. Lift the flaps to see construction crews digging, drilling, pouring, heaving, and hoisting as they build a brand-new building at the heart of a busy city.

Lift-the-Flap Construction & Demolition includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites where you can watch a demolition and fly over skyscrapers.

Chapters in this book include:

  • An architect's desk
  • Demolition
  • Crews and machines
  • Strong and stable
  • Gaining height
  • Around the clock
  • Hidden engineering
  • Grand opening

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474942966

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 02 April 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Peter Allen

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 280.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 16

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Activity Books and Kits Children's Board Books Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jerome Martin

About the Author

Jerome Martin has written children's books about science, history, Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the minutes inbetween writing poetry.

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