Kids Book Index
Anna Dewdney, illustrated by Anna Dewdney
Little Excavator wants to join the larger construction vehicles as they turn a vacant lot into a neighborhood park. He wants to help on the big construction site, but he is too small for the work at first. The story follows the machine’s search for a task that fits its size, as the construction project moves toward creating the park.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee BurtonSherri Duskey RinkerThis book portrays Virginia Lee Burton, known in Folly Cove as Jinnee, as an artist who can draw whatever she imagines. For her sons Aris and Michael, she creates machine characters with names such as Mary Anne, Maybelle, and Katy. Her drawings can make things move, including a cheerful Little House. The story centers on Burton’s imagination and the large machines she brings to life through her art for her children.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Baby Animals Take a Bath (978-1-58089-538-5) Baby Animals Take a Nap (978-1-58089-539-2)Marsha Diane ArnoldThis paired set looks at baby animals during bath time and nap time. One book shows how polar bears, zebras, monkeys, elephants, and other young animals clean themselves. The other explores animals resting in different ways, including while standing or swimming. A penguin chick, fox cub, and sea otter pup are among the animals that settle down to sleep. The nap book ends with a baby human cuddling with a father.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Little Pig Saves the ShipDavid Hyde Costello, illustrated by David Hyde CostelloLittle Pig is too young to attend sailing camp with his older siblings, so he stays home practicing sailors’ knots with a rope and a knot book. His grandfather, Poppy, makes him a model ship, and the two sail it day after day. When the ship is blown off course and races toward a waterfall, Poppy cannot catch it. Little Pig uses his rope and a knot to capture the boat. His returning siblings are impressed by what he has done.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 361LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details