The Night Worker
What's The Night Worker About
Going to the job site with Dad in this beloved bedtime book The Night Worker, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year. When darkness falls and bedtime comes, Papa tucks Alex in, then puts on his hard hat and goes to work. Papa is an engineer who works at night. “Take me with you,” Alex says. “Not tonight,” says Papa. But one night Papa has a surprise – a hard hat for Alex! He takes Alex with him to the construction site, where excavators rumble and cement mixers hum. As his dream comes true, Alex gets to be a night worker just like Papa. Kate Banks’s evocative text and Georg Hallensleben’s colorful paintings combine to make a unique bedtime book that will delight all children, especially those who are fascinated by big machines.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
When I am asked what I do for a job, I am often tempted to say that I don’t work. That’s because I am lucky enough to do something I love for a living. For me my writing has been a place where head meets heart and that is the place I wish to take my readers—whether it be an outer journey or an inner journey. Because that’s the place of realization where anything is possible. When I’m not writing or practicing therapy, I love playing the piano, doing pottery, puttering around outdoors, and cooking. I especially like making birthday cakes, but I hate cleaning up. And I love being with children. I love watching them and listening to them as much as I love writing for them. I am a huge fan of the Boston Red sox, the brain and what it can do, and imagination—all of which have limitless potential and can accomplish the seemingly impossible.
Anne Gutman lives and works in France with her husband Georg Hallensleben and their daughter.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780374400002
- Publication Date
- February 20, 2007
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Original Publication Date
- August 28, 2000
- Page Count
- 40
- Word Count
- 448
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 6 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 183412377
- Lexile® Level
- AD530L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 43503
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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