A Backhoe’s Day

Name: A Backhoe's Day
SKU: 4493
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Reading Level: Grades 1-2 Interest Level: Grades K – 3

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It is time to build a road! This low-level title shows how backhoes help in road construction, from digging trenches to leveling ground. Narrative text follows a backhoe during a day on the job to inform about the different parts and tasks of a backhoe, while colorful illustrations support the text. Questions encourage students to connect with the text, while fun facts add extra information. Young readers will love digging into this fun title!

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Publication dateAugust 1, 2022
Number of pages24
Dimensions6.5 x 9
Lexile number490
ATOS reading level-
Accelerated Reader points-
Guided reading levelK
SubjectsConstruction Vehicles, Vehicles & Transportation
PublishersBellwether
ImprintBlastoff! Missions
LanguageEnglish
BISACsJNF051130,JNF032000,JNF057000
DEWEY621.8
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Teetering on the line of narrative nonfiction and pure nonfiction, this series features a cute illustrated astronaut named "Blastoff Jimmy" who leads readers through the books. The illustrations are adorable, filled with helpful labels that give readers an image to marry with the new vocabulary words they're picking up. The illustrations feature a beautifully diverse cast of workers who are all smiling and happy to be doing their jobs using their complex machines. Glossary terms are highlighted throughout the text and then defined at the end so as not to distract from the narrative. Libraries that purchase this series might find themselves debating where to place it: is it truly nonfiction or not? Regardless of that neverending debate, readers will happily scoop up the books and hungrily devour their content, so put them somewhere they'll find their match. VERDICT: A first purchase series.

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