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Pub. Date
2023
Description
A sweeping historical novel of the American West from the little-seen perspective of those who helped to build it, Straw Dogs of the Universe traces the story of one Chinese father and his young daughter, desperate to find him against all odds. After her village is devastated by famine, 10-year-old Sixiang is sold to a human trafficker for a bag of rice and six silver coins. Her mother is reluctant to let her go, but the promise of a better life for...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Can Rubble and his family of construction pups create a new car wash in time for the Builder Cove Vroom-Vroom Car Race?...Just down the road from Adventure Bay is Builder Cove, a town where Rubble and his family work together on construction challenges of all kinds." --publisher's website.
91) Mater 2-10
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story -- an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history. In contemporary Seoul, a laid-off worker stages a months-long sit-in atop a sixteen-story factory chimney. During the long and lonely nights, he talks to his ancestors, chewing on the meaning of life, on wisdom passed down the generations. Through the lives of those ancestors, three generations...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
How does an empty lot transform into a new hotel? This anthology begins with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's) dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge machines -- backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc. -- roll in. Poems full of noise and action describe every step of the construction process. From welders and carpenters building the skeleton of the building to plumbers and electricians making its...
96) Go, Spud, go!
Author
Series
Bob the builder (Easy readers) volume 7
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Spud has an accident because he is skateboarding too fast.
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
#1: While carrying a load of tiles, Muck is delayed by Spud--and the tiles are accidentally broken. #2: Muck isn't looking forward to having mud washed off her--especially since she loves being "mucky." Fortunately, she stays muddy a little longer when she is called to rescue Travis. #3: It's a race against time for Bob's team to repair Farmer Pickles' barn before it collapses--and get the hay in before the storm hits. #4: Wendy can't figure outhow...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Millions of women are already learning the basics of do-it-yourself and getting in tune with the empowering nature of power tools. The House that Jill built is perfect for women of all skill levels, from the experienced do-it-her-selfer to the woman who doesn't know the difference between a stud finder and a palm sander, to the woman who is looking to move on to more complex or large-scale projects. Sharing women's real-life experiences in creating...
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