Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
1) Crane Jane!
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"Hook it, lift it, off the ground Easy, careful, swing it ‘round. Clunk! Phew! Good job. Crane Jane punches the clock at the dock, then climbs into her tall, tall crane. She’s ready for a day of lifting cargo from ships to dry land. Then comes Jane’s biggest challenge of all—a firetruck! But when high winds send her load swinging, Jane uses all her skill to keep the crane under control. Parents and children can read together the clang-clang!...
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Digger man volume 4
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"At school, Oliver loves to play trucks with his friend Annie. They use their favorite bulldozer to dig tunnels, carve moats around the castle, and build bridges-just like a real construction crew."--book jacket.
4) Trashy town
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"Meet Mr. Gilly. He has a job to do. His job is to pick up trash all over Trashy Town. There's trash at the pizza parlor, trash at the school, trash at the dentist's office and at every house. It's a big job and Mr. Gilly does it with a big truck, a big smile, and loads of style...Mr. Gilly rids his town of all its refuse. This garbage gathering superhero is so appealing he'll have children everywhere dumping and smashing trash as they chime in with...
5) Smashy town
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"With a turn of his crane and a swing of his wrecking ball, Mr. Gilly knocks down the old buildings. He smashes through brick and wood. He crashes through stone and glass. Then, with a push from his bulldozer, Mr. Gilly cleans it all up to make room for something bran-new!"--inside jacket.
6) Train man
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Digger man volume 3
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A young boy imagines what it would be like to drive a train and take his little brother along for the ride.
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"The sister has camped in the forest many times before. The brother is nervous for his first overnight trip. As the illustrations in this multifaceted picture book show the siblings discovering the woods, the text celebrates the strength and grace of the trees that surround them, through evocative verse that speaks to all five senses." --publisher's website
9) Digger man
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Digger man volume 1
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A young boy imagines how he will use his digger to make a park where he and his little brother can play.
10) Dig!
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Follows Mr. Rally and his dog, Lightning, as they travel the town on a big yellow digging machine, taking care of five important jobs.
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"Congratulations! By checking out and using this backpack from Capital Area District Libraries, you are helping your child develop important literacy skills. Although these skills are important, they can also be fun to learn. In fact, every time you use one of these five simple practices with your child, you are helping him or her develop into a lifelong learner: reading, writing, talking, singing and playing." --activities sheet
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Live through a stinky night in the life of a New York City garbage truck that likes to eat alphabet soup. Follow Mr. Gilly around Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel out of business until he finds just the job to prove their worth. An old tricycle is mistaken for trash, but just before being crushed for scrap metal, it magically speeds away on an adventure through...
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"Congratulations! By checking out and using this backpack from Capital Area District Libraries, you are helping your child develop important literacy skills. Although these skills are important, they can also be fun to learn. In fact, every time you use one of these five simple practices with your child, you are helping him or her develop into a lifelong learner: reading, writing, talking, singing and playing." --activities sheet