Sally Sutton has a keen interest in European languages. She has
an M.A. (Hons) in German, and also enjoys writing plays for the
stage. Her first picture book for Walker Books Australia,
Roadworks, won the Picture Book category of the 2009 New Zealand
Post Children’s Book Awards, and was followed by Demolition and
Farmer John’s Tractor. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her
husband and two daughters.
Brian Lovelock is a scientist working in the power industry in New
Zealand. He has painted all his life but has only recently ventured
into the world of book illustration. His previous titles with
Walker Books Australia include Your Mother Didn’t Do That! and
Roadworks which won the Picture Book category in the 2009 New
Zealand Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults. In 2013,
Brian was long-listed for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Award for his
work on Demolition. In 2014, Flight of the Honey Bee won the LIANZA
Russell Clark Illustration Award, was a Storylines Notable Book and
was a finalist for the LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award and the
New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards.
This is a fun book with melodic verse, colorful images, and
onomatopoeia which will have children jumping out of their
seats.
*Library Media Connection*
This is a very desirable companion to the other books in the
series, Roadworks and Demolition. Highly recommended.
*The School Librarian*
Construction is the type of book that can easily become a child’s
favourite.
*The Book Bag*
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