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The Construction Alphabet Book

j e r r y p a l l o t t a r o b b o l s t e r

For Cynthia Baker, a cool librarian from Wetmore ElementaryJ. P.

To the many individuals who generously gave me access to their job

sites and equipment to help me with my researchR. B.

Text copyright 2006 by Jerry Pallotta

Illustrations copyright 2006 by Rob Bolster

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction

in whole or in part in any form. Charlesbridge and colophon

are registered trademarks of Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.

Published by Charlesbridge

85 Main Street

Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 926-0329

www.charlesbridge.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pallotta, Jerry.

The construction alphabet book / Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Rob Bolster.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-57091-437-9 (reinforced for library use)

ISBN 978-1-57091-438-6 (softcover)

ISBN 978-1-63289-519-6 (ebook)

ISBN 978-1-63289-520-2 (ebook pdf)

1. BuildingJuvenile literature. 2. Construction equipmentJuvenile literature.

3. Alphabet booksJuvenile literature. I. Bolster, Rob, ill. II. Title.

TH149.P36 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-717-6 (e-book)

624dc22 2005005346

Printed by Sung In Printing in Gunpo-Si, Kyonggi-Do, Korea

(hc) 10

(sc) 15 14 13 12 11

Synchred Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

PO Box 573

Prior Lake, MN 55372

A is for Aerial Lift. Aerial lifts give

construction workers a boost when

they need to reach a high place. They

make it safe to paint a building or fix a

loose wire. Aerial lifts sound like this:

nun, nun, nun, nun, nun, nun, EEEK!

B is for Backhoe. A backhoe is a piece of

construction equipment that has a bucket in the

front and a hoe in the back. A backhoe is good

for digging trenches or loading other trucks.

C is for Cement Mixer. You can also call it a concrete truck.

This truck is filled with sand, stone, water, and cement.

The round drum rotates and mixes the ingredients into

concrete. When it is poured, the concrete hardens like rock.

D is for Dump Truck. Dump trucks

carry sand, dirt, rocks, tree stumps,

trash, or almost anything. The

driver hits a lever, the body of the

truck lifts up, and everything slides

out. Eeeeee, EEEEEEEEEEEEEE ...

BOOM!

E is for Excavator. An excavator usually moves on

its own steel track. Rnn, rnn, rnn, rnn, rnn, eeeee,

SCRAPE! The boom and bucket can swing around

a full three hundred and sixty degrees. Rnn,

rnn, rnn, rnn, rnn, eeeee, SCRAPE!

F is for Front-end Loader. The driver and

the bucket face the same way front! This

machine is used for loading dirt into a

dump truck. Dont ever ride in the bucket.

It is way too dangerous.

G is for Grader. Graders are mostly used to build roads

or to level fields. There is a blade under the body that

is set at a certain angle and height. This moves the dirt.

Graders can also be used as snow plows.

H is for Horizontal Borer. It can drill sideways.

Sometimes it is necessary to lay pipe or cable

under a busy highway. A horizontal borer

can do that without disrupting traffic.

I is for Impact Hammer. An impact hammer can smash

concrete and rocks. It can be attached to an excavator

or a backhoe. It sounds like this: boom, boom,

boom, BOOM, boom, BOOM, boom!

J is for Jackhammer. The hand-held jackhammer

is small, but the compressor that compresses

the air and powers the hammer is huge.

If you live near a construction project,

this is the loudest thing in the

neighborhood. Where are your

earplugs? Dat, dat, dat,

DAT, dat, DAT, dat!

K is for Knuckleboom Loader.

A knuckleboom loader carries

construction supplies to places

that are hard to reach. It has a

special joint that keeps the load

level when passing through a

window or doorway.

L is for Laser. Laser is an acronym for

Light Amplification by Stimulated

Emission of Radiation. Lasers project

light in a straight line. They guarantee

that tunnels, roads, buildings, and

bridges are built perfectly straight.

It is hard to imagine how the ancient

Egyptians built their fabulous

pyramids without lasers

to guide them.

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