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Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow a crew of snakes as they slide into trucks, operate a crane, and line up at the lunch truck, working together to reach their goal.

"A clever and resourceful mouse looking for a safe place to settle down learns that home is wherever you make it"-- Provided by publisher

After being sadly brought home from the animal shelter Elvis learns to appreciate his new family, especially ten-year-old Georgina Pemberton who builds skyscraper buildings in her bedroom, and Elvis realizes that both humans and animals can build a world of their own choosing, even if the choices are not what they had initially expected.

Roscoe the raccoon happily lives alone in a junkyard, but when three visitors come looking for a new home, he discovers he can create more with others than he ever could on his own--and together they can build an environment that is better for everyone.

When Ellie, who loves to invent and build things, decides to build a doghouse as a gift, she needs to get past the boys-against-the-girls neighborhood feud and ask for help.

Maya plans to build the perfect treehouse, but after doing research and selecting the perfect spot, she finds she must recruit helpers to get the job done.

Robyn Boid studied architecture at the National University and dreamed of becoming a famous architect. There's a lot more to architecture than nest-building, as this busy little bird soon discovers. Join Robyn Boid as she learns the most important principles of architecture by studying the great buildings of the world.

"He came over the pastures like a mean thunderstorm... fast as lightning was the dirty dog. All of the animals of the valley lived in peace and harmony until the big greedy dog appeared. He was so greedy that he gobbled up everything he could see! Happily for our animal friends, there was plenty of room for them all to live and play in the dog's big bad belly. Perhaps it's not so great to be the biggest and baddest animal in the valley after all..."--Provided...

"Pedro Perfecto es un niño arquitecto... que a los tres años, construyó templos de plastilina. Pero poca gente apreció su talento, en especial su maestra de segundo, la señorita Eva Delgado, que prohibió la arquitectura y los edificios de gran altura. A Pedro se le cayó el mundo a los pies y perdió todo interés ... Hasta que, en una fatídica excursión, demostró lo práctica que puede ser una gran construcción. Un álbum muy divertido...