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Rinker, Sherri Duskey

Construction Site Mission: Demolition!

40 pp. | Chronicle | September, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4521-8257-5 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-7972-0030-9 $11.99
(2) PS Illustrated by AG Ford. Bulldozer, Crane Truck, Excavator, Flatbed, and friends (from Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site and others) roll up to their riverside demolition site where a rickety building needs tearing down. Crane Truck starts things off with his wrecking ball ("KA-BOOM!"), after which each team member, in a series of smashes, helps to bring walls, windows, and beams to the ground. These trucks are not simply breaking pipes and mashing bricks; they make sure to conserve bits and pieces for future construction. "Now everything gets sifted through / to be reused for something new." Ford's soft and textured oil crayon illustrations range from double-page spreads to smaller panels and vignettes--all according to the size of the trucks' task at hand. The sweeping cityscape views across the river show a sky that has moved from a peachy orange sunrise to a starry midnight blue. At last, the final spreads return to the familiar cadence of bidding goodnight to these hardworking vehicles. Rinker's couplet rhymes are peppered with the satisfying sounds of the building coming apart--"Crumble! Crash!"--while maintaining a rhythm that can be read aloud with ease and enthusiasm.
Reviewer: Grace McKinney | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2020

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