From rock to road

Object detail

Accession number

07-1501

Maker

Shannon Zemlicka

Description

Machines dig up rocks -- The rocks are crushed -- The rocks are washed -- The land is cleared -- Machines shape the land -- Trucks move the rocks -- The rocks are spread -- The rocks are sprayed -- A truck paints lines -- Here come the cars!Briefly introduces the process by which rocks are turned into a roadway using tractors, bulldozers, graders, and other equipment. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

24 p. : colour illustrations ; 19 cm.,

ISBN/ISSN

0822513919

Collection

Young Readers Collection

Credit line

Shannon Zemlicka. 2004. From rock to road, 07-1501. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

Minneapolis Minnesota United States of America North America Americas

Subject: all levels

Road construction Road drainage Road machinery Road-rollers

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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