Build, Dogs, Build - by James Horvath (Hardcover)

About the Book

The doggy construction crew return for an ambitious development project involving the demolition of a old building and the construction of a new high rise with a shiny pet-house apartment on top.

Book Synopsis

Join head foreman Duke and his crew of worker dogs on a busy day of construction fun in this colorful picture book written and illustrated by James Horvath. With lively scenes showing accurately illustrated vehicles in action, this book will be a joy to read out loud for truck-obsessed readers and their parents!

In Build, Dogs, Build, our favorite doggy construction team is pulling down an old building to make way for a new one! Using equipment like cranes, bulldozers, dump trucks, and cement mixers, these busy dogs must race to finish the job in this fun follow-up to Dig, Dogs, Dig.

From the Back Cover

Time to get rolling.
Duke just got a call.
Load up the bulldozer
and big wrecking ball.

Head foreman Duke and his crew of dogs are ready to pull down an old building and build up a new one! With cranes, bulldozers, dump trucks, and cement mixers all on the job, these busy dogs are the perfect construction team. But with so much to do, will they finish the building in time?

James Horvath is back with another colorful "tail" about Duke and his team. Readers will love picking out the details of the chaotic construction site and following their favorite dog characters through every scene.

Review Quotes

"This is a rollicking, energetic read that will pump up kids' enthusiasm for building." Praise for Build, Dogs, Build -- Kirkus Reviews

"Youngsters who can't get enough books with pictures of heavy equipment will be attracted to this one." Praise for Build, Dogs, Build -- School Library Journal

"Kids who get starry-eyed over trucks, earth-moving equipment, and construction sites should go gaga over this book, which has a pack of very capable canines scampering around and digging at a construction site." Praise for Dig, Dogs, Dig -- Kirkus Reviews

"With its punchy rhymes and Hanna-Barbera panoramas, Dig, Dogs, Dig hops along with the bouncy effervescence of P.D. Eastman's Go Dog. Go!" Praise for Dig, Dogs, Dig -- New York Times