About This Book
Building Machines and What They Do is an engaging non-fiction book designed for young readers aged 4-11 who are curious about the world of construction. Through simple, accessible text and clear, colorful illustrations, it introduces various building machines, describing their key parts and explaining their specific functions, such as excavating, mixing concrete, and laying roads. This book is perfect for sparking interest in STEM concepts and satisfying a child's natural wonder about how big machines work.
Discussion Prompts
1
What is your favorite building machine and why?
2
If you could invent a new building machine, what would it do?
3
What are some things in our town or neighborhood that these machines helped build?
4
How do you think people built things before these machines existed?
5
What kind of job do you think you would like to do on a construction site?
