Books with title Building a Dam

Clunk.Thunk. Brumm. Vrumm. Clang.Clong. The big empty lot near Nosson's house is full of excavators, trucks, front loaders and bulldozers. How Nosson loves all the action! Every day, he watches the workers and tries to copy what they do.When they fill the dump truck with earth, Nosson goes home and fills his toy box to the top.When the workers help each other, Nosson helps his friends. When the workers wait for cement to dry, Nosson practices being patient and waiting for his turn. BUILDING is about more than the progress on a construction site. It's a story of building character and learning what it means to be big. Detailed, colorful illustrations capture the energy and excitement of trucks and equipment which children find so fascinating. Throughout the story, Nosson wonders about what is being built on the big lot. Will it be a roller coaster? A pizza shop? A toy store? At the end, the mystery building is revealed!

It begins with an empty city lot and ends with a gleaming new building. But what happens in between? With his trademark sketch pad, watercolors, and sharp eye for atmosphere and detail, Elisha Cooper takes note of what goes on at a construction site -- from the obvious to the not-so-obvious. And curious young builders will relish his funny observations and unfailing scrutiny. There are backhoes that look like messy eaters, and lots of hammering that sounds like do-re-mi. Come see (and hear) the building -- it's going up now!

Carmel’s Corner, Art Gallery and Coffee Shop is a dream come true for young couple, Andrew and his wife, Peta. Watching Peta’s big family dream finally come to fruition is like a magical fairy tale for them and Peta’s family. Now, that things have begun to settle and Annie is operating the reading corner of her dreams in the family business, it looks as if all the pieces of their lives have finally fallen into place, but one very important factor puts their lives on hold yet again. Annie’s younger sister, Sandy, and Peta’s younger brother, Ben, have become smitten with each other and that innocent, young love may lead to heartache. Sandy is soon due to return home to Australia so Ben is hesitant to move forward and embrace a chance at love after suffering a devastating loss as a boy. The loss of Annie’s old boss and friend from the Coopers Creek Library sees her once again heading back to Coopers Creek, Australia where her Fairytale began. Annie sees Loretta Hughes cast as her real life Fairy Godmother who has worked her own blend of magic with a contemporary romance flare to bring them all together. As Loretta’s 80th birthday approaches there is only one place to gather the extended families together for the celebration to take place, The Hollow Log Inn, Whistler.