An exciting kids-eye-view of New York's tallest skyscrapers

A unique day-in-the-life look at a real girl named Kristen who works as an ironworker's apprentice on one of New York City's tallest buildings. Following Kristen around the construction site, readers will learn what tools workers use, how they use them, and how they work as a team. With a variety of materials, labels, and photographs from an actual site where Kristen worked, Susan L. Roth has created a masterpiece of creative collage-and an eye-popping learning experience for readers of all ages.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ ILLUSTRATOR: Susan L. Roth is the author and illustrator of many wonderful books, including Happy Birthday Mr. Kang, It's a Dog's New York, and the bestselling My Love for You. She has received such awards as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, an ABA Pick of the Lists, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. She has three grown children and lives in New York City with her husband.
"Kids who are intrigued by construction sites and equipment will find this unusually structured book a solid hit . . . . Roth's stunning collage illustrations include real denim and cork for the workers' clothes . . ." Kirkus Reviews
"[Roth's] dizzying photomontages will occasion gasps of respect among readers for the skill and courage these jobs require."--Tribune Review
"Photomontages with description follow the construction of a skyscraper. The level of detail and language make this an interesting choice for ages five and up, and take you inside the workings of a real building site. That the hero of the story is based on a real woman named Kristen, an ironwork apprentice, is unusual for the typical boy/truck books that girls have always loved, too."--Field Guide to Parenting
"Combine the aesthetics of accomplished collagist Roth with a day-in-the-life tale of a female ironworker apprentice, and the result is a standout construction book. . . . By creating barebones characterizations of cut-paper and cloth (Kri