Junkyard
Junkyard
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Junkyard

Written and illustrated by Mike Austin
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
AD610L
Lexile measure
Jan 7, 2014
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Man the machines and help clean up the junkyard in this rousing robot story that encourages community building. The yard has junk! Stacks and heaps and piles of junk as far as the eye can see. But the Munching Machine robots are on the job–it’s time to get cleaning! And after a whole lot of CRUNCHING, CHEWING, CHOMPING, SLURPING, and SWEEPING, what’s next? Time to get BUILDING, DIGGING, PLANTING, and DECORATING the new park for everyone to enjoy! Fun, rhyming text paired with irresistible robots and radiant results make this an engaging read-aloud that will inspire clean-up projects of all sizes.

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the environmentrobotstransportationcounting and numbersscience and natureconservationcars and trucksfirst conceptsjunk

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781442459618
    Publication Date
    January 7, 2014
    Publisher
    Beach Lane Books
    Page Count
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2012042199
    Lexile® Level
    AD610L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4

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