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Can I read Machines at Work on EtoBox?
Machines at Work by Byron Barton is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Machines at Work about?
<p>'With the call of 'Hey, you guys! Let's get to work,' women and men shoulder drills and picks, board cranes and cement mixers, and set their equipment bulldozing and steamrolling across vibrant page spreads. Barton generates the excitement of road and building construction for young sidewalk engineers.' —BL.</p> <p>1988 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)<br> Notable 1987 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)<br> Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1987 (NSTA/CBC)<br> 1987 Children's Books (NY Public Library)</p> <p>During a busy day at the construction site, the workers use a variety of machines to knock down a building and begin constructing a new one. </p>
Who reads Machines at Work?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Byron Barton
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780690045734
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Technology, Science, Children'S
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (35 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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