Roadworks

By Sally Sutton
Illustrated by Brian Lovelock

A noisy, energetic picture book that takes young readers behind the scenes of a busy road-building project.

From planning and clearing the land to pouring, rolling and marking the finished road, Roadworks follows every stage of construction through lively rhyming text and exciting machine sounds. Brian Lovelock’s bright, detailed illustrations bring the workers, trucks and heavy machinery to life on every page.

Perfect for reading aloud, this engaging story encourages children to join in with the sounds while learning how roads are designed and built.

Inside this book

• Rhythmic, repetitive text that is ideal for reading aloud
• Exciting construction sounds for children to repeat
• A step-by-step look at how a road is built
• Colourful illustrations filled with trucks and machinery
• An engaging introduction to construction and teamwork

Perfect for

• Children fascinated by trucks, diggers and road-building machines
• Interactive story time at home or in the classroom
• Preschool and early primary-aged readers
• Developing language, sound recognition and reading confidence
• Encouraging curiosity about how everyday things are made

Product details

Author: Sally Sutton
Illustrator: Brian Lovelock
Format: Paperback picture book
Pages: 32
Recommended age: 3 years and over
Dimensions: 25 × 26 cm
Publisher: Walker Books
Publication date: 1 October 2010
ISBN: 9781921529535