The Night Worker by Kate Banks

The Night Worker by Kate Banks

Going to the job site with Dad

When darkness falls and bedtime comes, Papa tucks Alex in, then puts on his hard hat and goes to work. Papa is an engineer who works at night. Take me with you, Alex says. Not tonight, says Papa. But one night Papa has a surprise -- a hard hat for Alex He takes Alex with him to the construction site, where excavators rumble and cement mixers hum. As his dream comes true, Alex gets to be a night worker just like Papa. Kate Banks's evocative text and Georg Hallensleben's colorful paintings combine to make a unique bedtime book that will delight all children, especially those who are fascinated by big machines.

The Night Worker is a 2001 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben have worked on several books, including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning And If the Moon Could Speak, The Cat Who Went Across France, Baboon, and Shut Your Eyes. Banks, her husband, and their two sons live in the south of France. Hallensleben currently resides in Paris.

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ISBN 13	9780374355203
ISBN 10	0374355207
Title	The Night Worker
Author	Kate Banks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Farrar Straus Giroux
Year published	2000-08-28
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.