
Learn-about book · Vehicles & machines
Diggers on the Building Site
A Big Book of Machines That Build
Also in: Vozila na gradbišču (Slovenian) · Vozidlá na stavbe (Slovak)

Good Morning, Building Site!
The sun comes up and the building site wakes. Workers pop on yellow hard hats. The machines rumble. A brand-new house will grow right here!
1
The Digger Digs
The digger scoops a big hole for the foundations. Its bucket grabs the soil and lifts it high. It rolls on tracks so it never sinks into the mud.
2
The Dump Truck Rolls
The dump truck has a huge tub on its back. The digger fills it with soil, and away it drives to tip the whole load out with a whoosh!
3
The Bulldozer Smooths
The bulldozer has a wide blade at the front. It pushes soil and sand, back and forth, until the ground is flat and smooth as a table.
4
The Crane Lifts High
The crane is tallest of all and peeks over the rooftops. Workers hook on bricks and planks, and up they go to just the right spot.
5
Concrete and Roller
The mixer keeps its drum turning so the concrete stays soft. Then the roller presses the path firm and hard. At night, the building site rests.
6The End