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1) House
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings “clarity, intelligence and grace” to the tale of building a home in this New York Times Bestseller (The New York Times Book Review).
It’s 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just outside of Amherst, Massachusetts. A lawyer and a psychologist, neither has much experience...
It’s 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just outside of Amherst, Massachusetts. A lawyer and a psychologist, neither has much experience...
Author
Publisher
Mcgraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide to carpentry and construction that details each step in home building with over 1,500 photographs and illustrations on foundations, framing, roofing, windows, wiring, plumbing, solar heating, skylights, fences, sewage systems, and more.
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Most of the books available on carpentry are either dry textbooks, incomplete project-based books, or books of building/architectural details. The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House takes a different, step-by-step approach, with full-color drawings of every step in the building process from laying a foundation through installing the finishing touch on a newel post. Combining the expertise of builder John Carroll and the engaging drawings of...
Author
Language
English
Description
"This new edition has the most up to date information on solar power and best-practice insulating--as well as the latest code information and updated sections on framing, sheathing, air sealing, and heating and cooling, enabling the reader to visualize exactly how to tackle any building project or problem"--
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Verging on adolescence, Joe finds himself more and more aggravated by his dad's attempts to control his life. Declaring freedom, Joe and his best buddy Patrick, along with an odd kid called Biaggio, escape to the woods, where they construct a house, just for them, with no parents or responsibility. There they discover that they are in control of their destinies, all alone out in the forest.
9) The handyman
Author
Publisher
Cemetery Dance Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Daniel Martin has never forgotten his childhood encounters with Frank Watkins, the man who built his family a summer home out of cardboard and plywood. Frank's gaze was oddly confusing, as if he was attempting to discern the proper way to behave because he didn't know how to respond in a human manner. Since Frank obviously wasn't an alien, young Daniel thought maybe the man was crazy. In the end, Daniel would learn the terrifying truth about Frank...
10) Build a house
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated picture book debut. As an acclaimed musician, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of the traditional African American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens has long used her art to mine America’s musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation’s...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this riveting new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Shotgun Lovesongs, three troubled construction workers get entangled in a dangerous plan to finish building a home against an impossible deadline"--
12) Una nueva casa
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
Description
Nerti ate so much chocolate that he no longer fit in his doghouse. He needs to build a new house.
¿Conoces a algún perro que coma chocolate en vez de huesos? Yo si, se llama Nerti, de tanto comer chocolate, ya no cabe en su casa, así que necesita una nueva"--P. [4] of cover.
15) Still mine
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An exquisitely mounted and deeply affecting story about one man's determination to create a home for his ailing wife as they enter their twilight years. Based on actual events, that proves love is the ultimate triumph.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The bear from Maxwell Eaton's Bear Goes Sugaring returns in this fascinating follow-up, and this time, she's going to build a house entirely from scratch! To do so, she'll need time, careful planning, sturdy materials, and a whole lot of help from. . . most of her friends. Readers will see a house built before their very eyes as they are guided through detailed descriptions of each step in the construction process, from site selection, to chopping...
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
To Janie Margolis, "assistant contractor" sounds like the ideal job for a mom whose role raising kids has become routine-but her perfect plan starts to unravel when she and her husband, Wim, find themselves arguing about everything from money to masonry to man caves. Then the economy collapses, and it's hard to surmount the reality ahead: they are about to sink their entire savings into rebuilding a new house they can't afford while trying unsuccessfully...
20) Ninja on the job
Author
Series
Moby Shinobi volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
SAMPLE TEXT: "Zoom! Swing! Ha! This is such a thrill! Slide! Kick! Oops! Sorry, Builder Bill! I see there is work to be done. My ninja skills could help a ton! We jus have ONE more house to build. If you can help, I will be thrilled! Please cut this stack of wood right here. Be sure to wear your safety gear!"
Told in rhyme, Moby Shinobi tries to help out the construction workers building a house, but as usual his ninja skills just create chaos--until...
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