"Excavator, Go! Describes how the excavator is deployed from Monday to Saturday ─ various tasks such as planting trees in the park, digging roads, preventing landslides on hillsides, transporting wood, removing silt in river channels, and demolishing houses! In addition to letting children get in touch with the concept of time, the process is described in detail through picture books, and then combined with children's observations and experiences in daily life, it has become part of children's common sense.
About the Author Takeshitako Born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1957, graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University. His main works include "The Butler Cat", "The Butler Cat Delivers the Handkerchief", "The Bus Is Coming", "Quick!" quick! Ta-Q-Bin", "Come on! Police Car", "Build the Road! Be careful" and "Everyone Build a House!"
多年來一直深受孩子喜愛的車車系列《公車來了》、《快！快！宅急便》、《加油！警車》、《修馬路！小心喔》、《大家來蓋房子！》，即將於2013年度推出最新力作《挖土機，出發！》。
竹下文子與鈴木守再度聯手創作出細膩耐讀的繪本，《挖土機，出發！》敘述挖土機從星期一到星期六如何展開─公園種樹、挖馬路、山坡防崩、搬運木頭、河道除淤、拆除房子等各式任務！除了讓孩子接觸時間概念外，並透過繪本細膩描述過程，進而結合孩子日常生活中的觀察與體驗，成為孩子常識的一部分。
挖土機，出發囉！
《挖土機，出發！》繪本很細心的呈現挖土機的工作內容，從城市中的大街小巷到鄉間、山上，都可看到挖土機的蹤影。只不過機身大小有別，外觀和構造看起來也有些微差異。書中的挖土機能擔負的工作從挖掘樹穴、搬運木頭到拆除屋舍，比一般人想像的更多元豐富。
作者簡介
竹下文子
1957 年生於日本福岡縣，東京學藝大學畢業。主要作品有《管家貓》、《管家貓送手帕》、《公車來了》、《快！快！宅急便》、《加油！警車》、《修馬路！小心喔》和《大家來蓋房子！》等