Duskey Rinker Sherri - Mighty, mighty construction site [CD/Book]

For my sister, Susan Goodwin: Suz, you are, always and ever, my hero.
And for The One who leads us through S. D. R.

To teachers and librarians everywhere T. L.

Text copyright 2017 by Sherri Duskey Rinker.
Illustrations copyright 2017 by Tom Lichtenheld.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: Rinker, Sherri Duskey, author. | Lichtenheld, Tom, illustrator.
Title: Mighty, mighty construction site / Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld.
Description: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2017] |
Summary: Told in rhyming text, Excavator, Bulldozer, Crane Truck, Dump Truck, and Cement Mixer will all need to work together as they tackle their biggest job yeta massive building.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016012070 | ISBN 9781452152165 (alk. paper) | ISBN 9781452157696 (epub 2) | ISBN 9781452157702 (mobi) | ISBN 9781452157719 (epub 3) | ISBN 9781452157726 (epib)
Subjects: LCSH: Construction equipmentJuvenile fiction. | TrucksJuvenile fiction. | CooperativenessJuvenile fiction. | Stories in rhyme. | CYAC: Stories in rhyme. | Construction equipmentFiction. | TrucksFiction. | CooperativenessFiction.
Classification: LCC PZ8.3.R48123 Mi 2017 | DDC [E]
dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016012070

Design by Tom Lichtenheld and Kristine Brogno.
Typeset in Mr. Eaves.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in Neocolor wax oil pastels on Mi-Teintes paper. Digital fine-tuning by Kristen Cella.

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D own in the big construction site,
five trucks wake to morning light.
Its time to S-T-R-E-T-C-H , roll out of bed,
and gear up for the day ahead!

T heyre eager to get things underway.
Theres a brand-new job to start today!

T he plans unrolled. They stare in awe
the biggest thing they ever saw.
A massive building, so immense
this giant job will be intense!

Its a lot for them to do...
too much for just a five-truck crew?

Cement Mixer is thinking fast.
He gives his horn a blaring blast!

M ighty trucks all hear the call
they start up in no time at all!
Out on the road, they drive full steam.
They rush right in to join the team.

R olling, rumbling, revving hard,
ten big trucks meet in the yard.
A mighty, massive SUPERCREW
there is nothing they cant do!

S kid Steers nimble,

small, and quick.

She turns,
she spins

she does a trick!

Bulldozers heavy, wide, and grand.
Hell push and plow to clear the land...
but even he can use a hand!

Skids breaker bit blasts rocks to rubble,
so Dozer rolls through without trouble.
Two friends at workone big, one small;
they clear the way. They move it all!

E ach long trench is marked and planned:
Excavator digs the land,

then Backhoe grabs a drainage pipe
and sets it down in one smooth swipe.

Turn and dig then lift and drop,
then push some dirt right back on top
they set each pipe, and then repeat.
This duo doesnt miss a beat!

P ulling up with all his might,
Crane Truck lifts a beam to height.
And then he spins his hook around,
but just before it touches ground,
Crane Truck gasps! out in surprise:

Hes used up all of his supplies!

But whats this coming down the road?
Could it be another load?

M ighty Flatbed revs and runs,
smoothly hauling FIFTY TONS
down the road and over hills.
Her loads strapped tight, so nothing spills.

On site,
she rolls right to a stop,
with Cranes supplies
all stacked on top.

Flatbed Trucks
just saved the day!
Their work can get
back underway.

F ront-End Loader and Dump Truck pair
to move great loads from here to there,
digging, lifting, hauling ground
giant piles are moved around!

Loader digs and scoops his fill,
then tilts it up so theres no spill.
His bucket raises to the max.

Dirt and gravel hauled away,
these pals move MOUNTAINS every day!

C ement Mixer is working hard
around the whole construction yard.

Load after load,
he churns and pours,

makes foundations,
roads, and floors.

But now the concrete needs to climb...

... and here is Pumper, right on time!

P umpers boom unfolds, goes high
reaching up, up toward the sky.

Fill the hopper, flip the switchand zoom!
Concrete is pushed into the boom,

up through the pipe. It does not stop.

Then concrete comes out, way up top.

Churn and pour
and lift and fill

this team works hard
with speed and skill!

R ough and rugged all day long,
rolling, lifting, digging strong,
each truck has had a part to play
to help the work get done today.

J ust like the planthe jobs complete!
This awesome team just cant be beat.