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Presents the story of early twentieth-century day laborer Robert Grainer, who endures the harrowing loss of his family while struggling for survival in the American West against a backdrop of radical historical changes.

"When Pete sees that the playground is in bad shape, he gets a totally groovy idea--make a new one! Pete calls in construction workers and cement mixers, backhoes and dump trucks to build the coolest playground ever. But when his plans don't work out, Pete learns that no matter what, you have to dream big"--Back cover.

Simple text with color photographs present community helpers on the scene of a construction site.

Marmalade, a trained architect who also happens to be an adorable kitten, finds allies in other construction-trade cats when her plans for the new mayor's mansion are rejected by the city planner.

Using diggers, dump trucks, and cranes, hardhats, hammers, and tool belts, the Breezy Valley construction crew, along with electricians, plumbers, and painters, build a new library from the ground up that's perfect, inside and out.

Living in the home he inherited from his mother and abandoned by his father, painter and construction worker Cash has never known anything beyond the fields of Johnston, WI--never particularly wanted to, either. Why would he when his friends are there, his work is there, his history is there? He loves Johnston. But when an emerald-eyed stranger named Rose blows into town one summer evening in his favorite local bar, everything changes. It's love at...

Essays, questionnaires, and games provide information which helps the reader assess his or her talents in order to make career choices.

Clifford and his friends get into trouble while playing at a construction site.