Told in rhyming text, seven new road-building machines set out on a job--building, rolling, paving, and painting a brand new road.

When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another.

"From diggers to dozers, fire trucks to forklifts--come and meet all these rough-and-tumble trucks, each with a special job to do!"--Page [4] cover.

"It's Christmas Eve and Bulldozer doesn't know what to get his friends for Christmas. With a little creativity, he will turn trash into treasure"--

Hard hats on! Join a busy, noisy construction site to watch the mega machines in action constructing a new school. You'll be part of the action—from preparing the site to adding the finishing touches and having a grand opening ceremony. Level 1 DK Readers feature read-together stories for children just beginning to learn to read. They contain short, simple sentences, simple vocabulary, word repetition, and large type. Strong visual clues combined...