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"Top dog Duke leads a busy work crew to a new construction site. All sorts of dogs have plenty to do before the day is out. These clever dogs will dig, haul, push, plow, and even bring in a crane to build a new park. But what happens when they find something unexpected buried deep in the ground?"--Dust jacket.
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Girls Who Build is the how-to book that celebrates the can-do attitude of dozens of fierce girls who know how to wield a hammer, fire up a saw, and build everything from a bookshelf to a playhouse. Filled with photographs of the girls and their work, this guide will inspire others to pick up power tools and learn that they are capable of anything. Carpenter Katie Hughes frequently found that she was the only woman on construction worksites. To change...
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Kimmie Tuttle volume 1
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Kimmie decides to trap the tooth fairy to earn money to build a burglar alarm trap.--
5) Job site
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The bulldozer, the excavator, the loader and other heavy machinery all have important tasks to accomplish at the job site: digging, lifting, carrying, dumping, moving, shaping.
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Introduces young readers to the power of civil debate through a story about some upper-elementary-aged Chilean students who are divided on the issue of whether a much-loved old monkey puzzle tree should be cut down to make room for new science classrooms and computer labs at their school. Includes monkey puzzle tree facts.
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What can we spot on the construction site today? Shine a light behind the page and see... From the crane driver high up in his cab and engineers digging deep underground, to bulldozers and all kinds of machines, each page-turn will take you behind the scenes of a busy construction site.
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As the U.S. population continues to rise, people become increasingly dependent on the infrastructure that supports waste management, transportation, and energy. Students will experience a deep but accessible dive into this world, exploring the steps taken by FDR to help the U.S. recover from the Great Depression to improve America's infrastructure and the latest steps being taken in the face of the new recession.
12) Construction
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Do you like to build things using blocks, Legos, or Lincoln Logs? Some construction projects are bigger than others. They are all about measuring, estimating, and calculating. Constructing anything requires a lot of numbers. This STEM guide takes you into the life of an engineer while learning how to define a simple design problem reflecting a need or want that includes constraints on materials, time, and cost.