When a hole appears in the road, the workers have to use lots of different big machines to help them fix it. Diggers, road rollers, dump trucks - everything has an important job to do. Follow the workers as they clear the rubble, add crushed stones, pour on the hot asphalt, make sure the surface is flat and clean the road so that the traffic can move smoothly.
Boys in particular will love 'A Hole in the Road' because it illustrates as simply as possible, both in words and in pictures, how a hole in the road is filled and a new surface is created. They will love the drillers, diggers, truckers and workers, and marvel at the processes involved in what may, at first, seem such a simple undertaking. - Early Years Educator
This is a book designed to satisfy the cravings of the serious digger-lover. The pictures are clear and detailed, and the text gives a nice amount of information about the work the machines are doing. This is a book which enthusiasts will want to read over and over again. - Carousel
There is a hole in the road. It needs a new surface.
Workers use a drill to break up the old one.
A backhoe loader is fitted with a big hammer.
This does the job faster.
A mini-excavator makes the hole bigger.
A digger scoops up the rubble.
The rubble is loaded into a dump truck.
Then it is taken away.
A tipper truck brings crushed stones.
The stones fill in the hole.
Hot asphalt arrives in a dump truck.
It is used to make the hard surface of the road.
A paver spreads the hot asphalt... over the road surface.
A road roller squashes the asphalt flat.
Workers make sure it is really smooth.
A road sweeper cleans the new road... ready for cars to use again.
Publication Details:
Binding: Paperback, 24 pages ISBN: 9781845079963 Format: 214mm x 270mm
BIC Code:YBC, YNTR BISAC Code:JUV041030 Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Email to a colleague