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Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl narrates her family's move from the city to the country, where they have bought a piece of land and live in a trailer while they build a house from the ground up, with help from relatives and friends.
4) Peterrific
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Peter, Pinkalicious's brother, builds a tower out of blocks high enough to reach the stars, but once he's up there, he realizes he has no way down.
9) Jack's house
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Description
Cumulative text reveals who was really responsible for the house that Jack claims to have built, and all of the trucks involved, from the bulldozer used to clear the land to the van that brought a hammock for the back yard.
11) Ellie, engineer
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Ellie, who loves to invent and build things, decides to build a doghouse as a gift, she needs to get past the boys-against-the-girls neighborhood feud and ask for help.
12) Bunny built
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
LaRue is the handiest rabbit in Westmore Oaks, and when he grows an enormous carrot, he uses it to help his neighbors.
16) Building books
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Katie loves building with blocks. She's bored by books. Her brother Owen likes to lose himself in a story. A school librarian convinces them to see the possibilities in the other's hobby.
17) The perfect plan
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Maya plans to build the perfect treehouse, but after doing research and selecting the perfect spot, she finds she must recruit helpers to get the job done.
19) Catch a ride
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Spike, Flex, and Daisy Wheel all think they know what Molly Bolt wants in a new car, but Molly Bolt has something else in mind.
20) House mouse
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A clever and resourceful mouse, looking for a safe place to settle down, builds different shelters and learns that home is wherever you make it.
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