
Чтение_A_Year_at_a_Construction_Site
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Demolition
Digging the foundation
Pumping concrete
Placing the floors
Setting the roof timbers
Adding roof tiles
Building a street
Painting the walls
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First American edition published in 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Harris, Nicholas, 1956–
A year at a construction site / by Nicholas Harris. p. cm. -- (Time goes by)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978–1–58013–549–8 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. Building—Juvenile literature. 2. School buildings—Design and construction—Juvenile literature. I. Title. TH149.H37 2009
690—dc22 2007039036
Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 — BP — 14 13 12 11 10 09
978-0-7613-4675-3

Table of Contents
Introduction |
4 |
January:Demolition |
6 |
February:Diggingthefoundation |
8 |
March:Pumpingconcrete |
10 |
May:Placingthefloors |
12 |
August:Settingtherooftimbers |
14 |
October:Addingrooftiles |
16 |
November:Buildingastreet |
18 |
December:Paintingthewalls |
20 |
Glossary |
22 |
LearnMoreaboutConstruction |
23 |
ACloserLook |
24 |
Index |
24 |

THIS IS THE STORYofhow
workersbuildanewschool. Theirworktakesplace duringoneyear. Allthepictureshavethesameview oftheconstructionsite. Buteachoneshowsadifferent
year. Lotsofthingshappenduringthisyear. Canyou themall?
Youcanfollowalltheactiononthebuildingsiteas monthspass. Thecalendaroneachright-handpage tellsyouwhatmonthyou’vereached.
4

Introduction
Whiletheworkgoeson,allsortsofotherthingsare
happening. Theyarenotalwayspartoftheplan!
Afewsmallaccidentstakeplace. Animalsandchildren
comeandgo. There’salwayssomethingnewtofind!
As youread,lookforpeoplewhoappeareverymonth. Forexample, someonealwaysseemstobechasingadog. Andoneworkerisalways eating. Thinkaboutwhatstoriesthesepeoplemighttellaboutthe constructionsite.
5

Canyou find . . .
anoldsink?
Beforeworkerscanbuildthenewschool,theymustteardownan oldbuildingonthesite. Thisworkiscalleddemolition.
Acraneswingsaheavymetalballatthewalls. Bricks fromthewallscrashtotheground. Aspecialclaw grabswindowframesandwaterpipes. Bulldozers clearawaythebroken-upbits,orrubble.
6

January
Demolition
Digging the foundation
Pumping concrete
Placing the floors
Setting the roof timbers
Adding roof tiles
Building a street
Painting the walls

Canyou find . . .
ahose?
aheavysaw?
Afewweekslater,bulldozersclearawaythelastoftherubble. Workers cutupoldmetalbeams. Todothiswork,theyusespecialtools. Bulldozers alsodignarrowpathscalledtrenches. Thisiswherethenewbuilding’s foundationwillbe. Thefoundationisthebuilding’sbase. Earthmovers scoopthedirtintodumptruckstobetakenaway. Thedigginghas uncoveredafewsurprises. Onebuilderfindsanoldpillar.
Otherworkersspotafossil(theremains ofanancientanimal).
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