Books with title Demolition

"This is all about as good as it gets for truck-obsessed preschoolers." — The Horn Book (starred review)From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack!) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack!), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.

Welcome to the world’s only independent society of teenagers. In D-town, there are three genders—guys, femmes, and in-betweens. And there are three rules:1. Keep your blood to yourself. 2. Agreements between gangs are binding. 3. The Dance is safe space. The Dance, D-town’s all-night dance club, blasts a techno beat 24/7. The loud music protects the street kids from the sonic pulses the Global Government uses to control people’s moods. D-town is the only place on earth where people are free to feel their own emotions, and The Dance is its heartbeat.When the Global Government announces plans to demolish The Dance and turn it into a recycling center, two street kids from enemy gangs team up to stop them.Aidan is an in-between, a member of the middle gender. Lawson, on the other hand, is all guy. Aidan belongs to the pacifist, celibate Bee gang and follows the teachings of the Buddha. Lawson is a Real Dealer, a militant anarchist who doesn’t seem to believe in anything except violence and instant gratification. The two gangs don't mix, but after Lawson saves Aidan from one of the frequent beatings Bees endure in D-town, Aidan can’t stop thinking about him.The demolition sign brings the pair together to save The Dance, but their attraction might just destroy D-town before the wrecking ball does. That is, if the spies who have infiltrated the gangs don’t beat them to it.

"This is all about as good as it gets for truck-obsessed preschoolers." — The Horn Book (starred review)From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack! ) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack! ), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.

What's even more exciting to preschoolers than seeing big machines that build things? Watching the massive ones that tear them down!Crush the stone. Crush the stone. Chip and grind and munch. Make new concrete from the old. Whirr! Churr! Crunch!From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack! ) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwock! ), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory, and a pictorial glossary explains what each one can do.

For some, the fair brings to mind images of rickety rides, fried foods, and carnival games. For others, it's all about crashing cars. Readers of this engaging volume learn all about demolition derbies. They'll be excited by the crazy competitions, often held at county and community fairs, in which drivers ram their cars into others until a single vehicle is left running. Accessible text and easy-to-digest fact boxes are paired with closely correlated photographs, encouraging even the most reluctant readers to learn about this unique motorsport.

What's even more exciting to young kids than seeing big machines that build things? Watching the massive ones that tear them down! Crush the stone. Crush the stone. Chip and grind and munch. Make new concrete from the old. Whirr! Churr! Crunch! From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack!) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwock!), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory, and a pictorial glossary explains what each one can do. This is a great book for all kids who like machines. It has great read-aloud potential, with lots of onomatopoeic words. It includes a pictorial glossary of the machines with a short explanation of what each one does.