What Can A Crane Pick Up? (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
•Brief summaryWhat can a crane pick up? A truck, a railroad car, and a plane can all be lifted with a crane. Oh but thats not all a crane can pick up a wooden wheel, a load of steel, and a submarine. Don't forget a crane can pick up almost anything. •Audience Pre-k or kindergarten•Appeal Rhyming words and simple kid friendly pictures in the whole story. The best part is the funny things a crane can pick up like business men.•Implementation In the classroom when learning about a crane or what can a crane do.Dotlich, R. K., & Lowery, M. (2012). What can a crane pick up?. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Adorable rhyming picture book! A fun mix of facts and silliness. Yes, cranes pick up steel and wood and more--like "a load of steel, a wheel, a tree...and a submarine from beneath the sea." I love this part: "How about poles and pipes and bricks? To a crane, it's a game of pick-up sticks." Rebecca's skill as a poet shines through in the sounds, meters, and metaphor. A must have for any young construction fan!
What do You think about What Can A Crane Pick Up? (2012)?
Cute rhyming book for preschoolers on the subject of cranes. Too young for my lib students.
—oldbob
Love the illustrations and another cute story. Nice book that boys would surely love.
—trishfernandez
All kinds of cool, fun stuff! Lots of fun and great for reading aloud.
—Charlie
Cute rhymes about all the things a crane could pick up.
—laneeleigh
