Look at That Building!: A First Book of Structures (Exploring Our Community)

Learning about buildings and how they are constructed has never been so much fun. This gem of a book introduces young readers to basic construction concepts through the eyes of five friends keen on building a doghouse for their pet pooch, Max. To find out more about the task, Yulee, Martin, Nick, Sally and Pedro head to the library, where they learn about foundations, beams, frames and other building fundamentals. Fun facts, bright illustrations and comic-book-style discussions among the characters add to the mix. An activity at the end of the book invites readers to make their own mini doghouse out of marshmallows, paper, glue and craft sticks.

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• Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
• Building a House (Mulberry Books)
• How a House Is Built
• Amazing Buildings (DK Readers, Level 2)
• The Three Little Pigs: An Architectural Tale
• Block City
• If I Built a House
• Jack the Builder (MathStart 1)
• Billions of Bricks: A Counting Book About Building