Fourteen poems compiled by award-winning poet and anthologist Lee
Bennett Hopkins introduce readers to the various construction people who
collaborate to create a high-rise hotel building, from architect to
crane operator to glaziers and more.
How does an empty lot transform into a new hotel? This anthology begins
with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's)
dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge
machines--backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc.--roll in. Poems
full of noise and action describe every step of the construction
process. From welders and carpenters building the skeleton of the
building to plumbers and electricians making its insides work, this book
celebrates people and equipment working together to build something
magnificent.