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1) Train dreams
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A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year One of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011 Denis Johnson's Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions. Robert Grainer is a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century-an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As...
4) Job site
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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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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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Bob and his team are off to Spring City Zoo for some fun new construction projects! They build Bella the elephant an exciting new home, while Scoop secretly brings Pilchard to the zoo, causing trouble within the bear enclosure. Dizzy gets over-excited building a butterfly house, and Lofty proves his love of giraffes. Muck discovers Komodo Dragons aren't scary after all, but will Leo overcome his fear of sharks? Follow Bob and his friends on this big...
9) The filth of progress: immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West
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xx, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"In America's historical imagination, toil and triumph against nature and overwhelming odds characterizes such achievements as the Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroad. Triumph transformed canal and railroad entrepreneurs into visionaries whose work brought the nation bountiful riches and did the Lord's bidding. Celebrated for their spirit and perseverance in 'building' the nation's infrastructure, they found respect for looking to tomorrow...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 x 26 cm
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English
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"Bertie wants to go with his dad to work at the construction site-- but he's too young, and he has to go to school. While he's there, he does everything that he can to be like his dad. He paints cranes during art, climbs to the top of the jungle gym to see the tower that Daddy is building, and even builds his own tower out of boxes. After Daddy picks him up, Bertie tells him all about his day and what the best parts were. Daddy tells Bertie all about...
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Strange events unfold in Six Mile Hill when construction on a new road disrupts the ancient burial ground of Abhartach, a legendary Irish vampire said to have inspired Bram Stoker's famed 'Dracula.' Deadly and sinister forces terrorize the construction crew, and they're forced to fight to survive the night while exposing the true horror that resides in the town's local myth.
13) Dump Truck Duck
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English
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"Dump Truck Duck honks and zooms and steers his dump truck all through the day, helping the other hardworking ducks build a new park"--
14) The night worker
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34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.
15) On the job
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Rubble knows that teamwork can get any job done. So, when city hall needs a new roof, he calls on Mix, Charger, Wheeler, and the rest of his pup family for help"--
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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Español
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Los trabajadores de la construcción tienen trabajos muy exigentes físicamente y sus días pueden ser muy diferentes según el proyecto en el que estén trabajando en ese momento. Los lectores entusiasmados explorarán el mundo de la demolición, la construcción, el diseño y la creación con este atractivo libro sobre la construcción. Las palabras de vocabulario definidas ayudan a que esta narrativa sea fácilmente accesible para todos los lectores....
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333 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"In this riveting new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Shotgun Lovesongs, three troubled construction workers get entangled in a dangerous plan to finish building a home against an impossible deadline"--
Cole, Bart, and Teddy, the three principals of True Triangle Construction, are hired to finish a project for a mysteriously wealthy homeowner. Nestled in the mountains outside of Jackson, Wyoming, the house is a masterpiece, unlike...
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1 videodisc (216 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Join Bob, Wendy, Lofty, Scoop, and the rest of the Can-Do Crew from the beloved animated children's series, Bob the Builder. This collection includes Bob the Farmer; Lofty the Artist; Wendy's Birthday Surprise; and seventeen more classic episodes!
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Peek-through pages throughout this board book's layered pages that are packed with fun, simple facts for all construction fans! Young readers will love to peek through the pages of this busy board book to discover what goes on at a construction site!
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