The Night Worker (Hardcover)

By Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben
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Description

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.

About the Author

Author Kate Banks and illustrator Georg Hallensleben have collaborated on several books, including And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, The Cat Who Walked Across France, Baboon, and Close Your Eyes. Banks lives in the South of France with her husband and two sons. Hallensleben lives in Paris.

Praise for The Night Worker…

"[A] sublime evening story . . . Banks' elegant, simple words and poetic images and rhythms evoke the book's exciting activity . . . Hallensleben's paintings extend the story's balance of exhilarating intensity and reassuring calm . . . A lovely, affecting portrait of a father and son and of the night world." -Starred, Booklist
"The pictured warmth of the father-son relationship combines with restrained yet poetic text to make this 'take your son to work night' a special one indeed." --Kirkus Reviews
 
"A mesmerizing description of a busy nighttime realm, illuminated by blazing headlights and framed by silent skyscrapers." --Starred, Publishers Weekly

Product Details ISBN-10: 0374355207
ISBN-13: 9780374355203
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 08/01/2000
Pages: 40
Language: English
Recommended Reading Level Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Age: 6
Minimum Grade Level: Toddler
Maximum Grade Level: 1st Grade
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