Illustrations and simple text describe machines that are used in road and house building, forestry, and mining industries. Climb aboard a backhoe, watch as building is knocked over, and learn how a road is made. Take an up-close look at the wide variety of machines that are used on a building site.

Young readers will dig down into the world of digging machines with this exciting look at a popular kind of big, powerful machine. Through achievable text, they'll learn about machines that dig, dump, load, and lift things on construction sites. They'll discover the various parts of each machine and how they're used to get the job done easily and safely.

"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to diggers. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

"Welcome to the construction site! Look, there's an excavator. What does an excavator do? Read on to find out! Books in the At the Construction Site series use the Whole Language approach to literacy, a combination of sight words and repetition that builds recognition and confidence. The simple text makes it easy for children to engage in reading. Included are bold, colorful photographs that correlate directly to the text to aid readers through the...

"A kindergarten-level introduction to diggers, covering their size, movement, role in the process of construction, and such defining features as their arms and buckets"--

Bigger than diggers or dinosaurs, a crew of diggersaurs rumble, crunch, and stack their way through a busy day at the construction site.

Text and cross-section illustrations present the design and uses of various digging and excavating machines, including the backhoe loader, walking drag-line excavator, and mining shovel.

Describes underground areas including subways, bank vaults, and basement offices as well as the machines used to construct these places, dig tunnels, mine coal, and drill for oil.