Why read Someone Builds the Dream?

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All across this great big world, jobs are getting done

by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE.

Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world - from the making of a bridge…

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1 author picked Someone Builds the Dream as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Colleen Paeff

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What I love about this book is that instead of focusing on the engineers, architects, artists, and other high-profile designers who tend to get the credit for creating so much of what we see in our cities–it focuses on the laborers who take their plans and make them a reality. Someone Builds the Dream will get kids (and their parents) thinking more about the building process and the people who spend their days putting together the parts of the many buildings, bridges, fountains, and other structures that come together to create a city. Young children will love the rhyming text…

From Colleen's list on The best picture books about the infrastructure of our cities: subways and buildings and roads, oh my!.