Bulldozers

April 1, 2017
K-Gr 2-Fans of all things transportation will flock to these lively, action-packed titles. Vivid photographs are the stars here, clearly illustrating the work each vehicle does in vibrant detail and affording readers an up-close look at these powerful machines in action. Simple sentences convey the information in clear, concise language, and while there are some challenging vocabulary words in the text, readers should be able to determine their meaning through the accompanying images or, should this fail, the glossary at the end of the book. An amusing chart comparing an average human adult to the vehicle enables students to gain a better understanding of its size and provides an additional wow factor. VERDICT Likely to be a hit with kids fond of planes, trains, and automobiles as well as with reluctant readers.

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April 1, 2017
Grades K-3 Construction-crazy kids will dig right in to this level 2 reader in the Mighty Machines in Action series. The ever-popular bulldozer pushes, lifts, digs, and rips its way across the pages, accompanied by short sentences that describe the parts of the machine itself (blade, tracks, cab, etc.) and the different kinds of jobs it does. Numerous pictures of bulldozers at work plaster the acid-green pages, including a Machine Profile of the Caterpillar D9T and scaled image of the world's largest bulldozer, the Komatsu D574A-3SD. Readers will spot dozers leveling ground at a construction site, pushing rubble at a mine, and tearing up rocky soil. A labeled diagram points out this hard-working machine's main features, reinforcing the text, and highlighted vocabulary is defined in a glossary. An energetic and informative read.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)