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Earth movers are construction machines that move big loads. This title introduces beginning readers to the general jobs earth movers can do. It also provides examples of specific earth movers, such as bulldozers, backhoes, and dump trucks. Features highlight the main jobs of earth movers and the main parts of the three specific machines that are highlighted.

Diggers, or excavators, are important machines that help on many construction sites. This title for beginning readers introduces the jobs and parts of these machines. Readers will learn where diggers work, what they do, and what tools they use to do jobs through approachable text and engaging photos. Features highlight the main jobs and parts of excavators, while a photo glossary defines subject-specific words.

Backhoes are heavy machines that dig dirt and move heavy loads. This title includes carefully leveled text and subject-specific photo labels to help beginning readers build their reading skills. Supporting photos show backhoes in action, and a photo glossary helps readers identify new terms. A jobs feature summarizes a backhoe's main duties, while a parts feature identifies the tools backhoes use to get jobs done!

This book introduces early readers to excavators and the jobs they do. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

This book introduces early readers to backhoes and the jobs they do. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

In Diggers, emergent readers will learn about the parts and functions of an excavator. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover how a digger digs, lifts, dumps, and moves to help do big jobs. A labeled diagram helps readers identify different parts of a digger, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about diggers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Diggers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index. Diggers is part of Jump!'s Construction Zone series.

In Diggers, emergent readers will learn about the parts and functions of an excavator. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover how a digger digs, lifts, dumps, and moves to help do big jobs. A labeled diagram helps readers identify different parts of a digger, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about diggers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Diggers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index. Diggers is part of Jump!'s Construction Zone series.

Earthmovers are huge because they were created to dig deep holes and to prepare land for new buildings and roadways. Construction companies often use them. With their large machinery and loud growls, earthmovers are hard to miss. There are different kinds of earthmovers, each built for a specific task, but they are all created to get big jobs done fast. Informative text and full-color photographs will delight budding engineers and machine enthusiasts.

Welcome to the construction site! Look, there's an excavator. What does an excavator do? Read on to find out! Books in the At the Construction Site series use the Whole Language approach to literacy, a combination of sight words and repetition that builds recognition and confidence. The simple text makes it easy for children to engage in reading. Included are bold, colorful photographs that correlate directly to the text to aid readers through the book.

Different types of machines are used to move the ground before a new building can go there. Bulldozers clear away the dirt and stones. The cab, loader and outriggers all help this big machine do its work!

Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text lead young readers as they discover the purpose and parts of a bulldozer. The images in each book will show construction vehicles in action. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Cody Koala is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.

Readers will be enthralled with large-format photos of the fascinating construction vehicles. The Mini Mechanics characters check out equipment ranging from dump trucks hauling sand to big-drummed concrete mixers and explain how they work.

This essential earth science guide introduces students to the many benefits mines and wells bring to civilization. It also touches on the need for natural resource management and the importance of mitigating the environmental hazards associated with digging mines and wells. Several processes for extracting resources such as water, oil, salt, gold, and coal are also explored. Detailed photographs of mines, wells, and related technologies will strengthen reader comprehension and knowledge of STEM concepts.

Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text lead young readers as they discover the purpose and parts of excavators. The bright images in each book will show construction vehicles in action. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Cody Koala is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.

This title will teach readers everything they want to know about excavators, from its important parts to the many jobs it helps with on and off the construction site. This is a Level 2 title and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

In Diggers, beginning readers will learn about the parts of diggers that help construction workers do their jobs. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage emergent readers as they discover the unique features of these machines. A labeled diagram helps readers identify parts of a digger, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about diggers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Diggers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and index. Diggers is part of Jump!'s Machines at Work series.

Modern marvels like skyscrapers and highways have been built with the help of the most advanced construction machines ever imagined. As today's buildings get bigger and more complicated, the vehicles that build them have followed suit. With the help of full-color photographs, readers learn more about gigantic machines that can carve tunnels through solid stone and cranes, trucks, and bulldozers that help build—and tear down—the structures that make our cities and towns. Readers can draw their own construction vehicles with the help of simple instructions, and take a fun quiz at the end of the book to make sure they remember what these big machines are made of! • High-interest topic attracts reluctant readers • Reading level appropriate for many ages • Full-color photographs • Table of contents, glossary, and index guide readers through each book • Suggested books and websites provide additional learning opportunities

The largest diggers are extreme excavators. Some have buckets wider than houses or multiple buckets attached to spinning wheels. These diggers dominate the scene at many construction sites and surface mines. Let them dominate your reading time!

Find out all about diggers and cranes, from bulldozers and tunnelling machines to the biggest tower cranes. Zoom in, see them up close and discover what makes them work. Then try the quiz to see how much you've learned!

Diggers, as their name would suggest, are machines built especially for digging deep into the Earth. In this bilingual book, English language learners discover how diggers work and what kind of work they do. Through accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish, this book explains the parts that diggers use to help them do their jobs—from taking down old homes to breaking rocks. Readers find additional excitement in photographs that show a variety of diggers hard at work in the dirt.

It's always fun to dig in the dirt, and one amazing machine takes that fun to a new level for beginning readers to discover. This book teaches readers all about diggers, how they work, and how they help make life easier for people. Facts about the parts of diggers and the jobs they do are presented through accessible text and colorful photographs, so even the youngest of readers can learn about these powerful digging machines.

Skid steer loaders are small construction machines that can do many different jobs. They are very useful for working in small places. Follow a skid steer loader as it drills a hole, lifts up a tree, or moves dirt.

Diggers come in all sizes and can dig very deep holes. The biggest digger weighs more than one million pounds! Find out how the different parts of this machine work together to dig into the ground.

These huge trucks move, carry, and dump big loads of earth. There are different kinds of earth movers and each has a specific task. Kids will get a first look at the types of earth movers and how they do their jobs.