| Digger Man Contributor(s): Zimmerman, Andrea (Author), Clemesha, David (Author), Zimmerman, Andrea (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0805082034 ISBN-13: 9780805082036 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Here come the diggers! Children are fascinated with bulldozers, backhoes, payloaders-- diggers of all shapes and sizes. In this playful picture book, simple alliterative language and bold, colorful images capture a child' s love of building and creating. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 380 |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 8.92" W x 8.88" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73448 Reading Level: 1.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A picture book for the very young that celebrates a child's excitement for construction vehicles "Honk the horn A little boy imagines driving a great big digger-scooping and pushing mud to make a playground for his baby brother. Children are fascinated with bulldozers, backhoes, payloaders-diggers of all shapes and sizes. In this playful picture book, simple alliterative language and bold, colorful images capture a child's love of building and creating. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zimmerman, Andrea: - Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha are married and have created several children's books together, including Digger Man, Fire Engine Man and Trashy Town, an ALA Notable Book. Zimmerman was born in Ohio and grew up in New York, Utah and California. When she was young, she loved exploring nature, reading comic books, and riding her horse. She studied fine arts for children in college, then later went back to school at UCLA and became a dentist. Clemesha grew up in England and moved to the United States when he was 16. He always loved playing tennis, drawing and reading. He studied English in college and became an elementary school teacher. Zimmerman and Clemesha live in San Diego, California, with their three sons.Clemesha, David: - Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha have written eight children's books together, including Digger Man and Trashy Town, an ALA Notable Book. They live in San Diego, California, with their three sons. |