A Year at a Construction Site

Send in the cranes! Bulldozers! Earthmovers! Would you like to watch how a building goes up? During the next twelve months, these construction workers are building a school. Check out these eight action-packed scenes for a bird's-eye view of the whole process. See how the workers make the foundation, add the walls, and put on the roof. Keep your eye on the calendar too. By spending a whole year at the building site, you can watch events unfold until the school is ready for students and teachers.

Nicholas Harris began his career in publishing 1978. He worked for a number of adult nonfiction and children's publishers before setting up own company, Orpheus Books Ltd., in 1992. He has written many nonfiction works for children, specializing in science, astronomy, prehistory, zoology, geography, and ancient history. He lives near Hereford, England.