Architecture, Buildings & Construction, Careers & Occupations - General & Miscellaneous, Fiction - General & Miscellaneous

I Want to Be a Builder

Name: I Want to Be a Builder
Author: Dan Liebman
ISBN: 9781552977576

by Dan Liebman

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Overview

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us.

These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations.

I Want to Be a Builder shows the diversity of skills of the professionals who chose to make construction their career.

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Editorials

The Muskokan - Maryleah Otto

Suitable for preschool to kindergarten.

CM Magazine - Denise Weir

Simple, easy-to-read text and high quality, coloured photographs will appeal to young children and beginning readers. By incorporating a variety of ages and genders into the photographs, Liebman has identified trade professionals as an occupation for all people. Highly Recommended.

Children's Literature

Another volume in the "I Want to Be" series, this easy-reader book describes different aspects of construction, complete with color photos. The book excels at depicting builders of different ethnic backgrounds, genders, and ages. It also includes age-appropriate vocabulary related to construction throughout the book. Although the book is not meant to be a story per se, the text is rarely cohesive. The text on each page is related to the picture; however, the pictures and the text do not relate to one another from page to page. Also, the photos are pixilated and of poor quality. Unfortunately, there is no glossary to look up terms or references to find out more information about being a builder. Young children may enjoy this book because of the topic, but it is overall of mediocre quality. This book would be appropriate for a school library reference section. 2003, Firefly Books, Ages 3 to 8.
—Christine Amyot