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C is for city
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Nikki Grimes |
Rhyming verses featuring each letter of the alphabet describe different aspects of life in a city. |
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Homes and cities
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Morgan, Sally. |
Discusses settlements, the structure and growth of cities, and the need for urban planning in such areas as energy, transportation, waste disposal, construction, and disasters. Includes case historie… |
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I live in a town
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S. Ward |
An eight-year-old child who lives in a small town in New Hampshire describes life in that rural community including its homes, schools, town meetings, orchards, and special days. |
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Mountain town
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Bonnie Geisert |
Describes a year in the present-day life of a mountain town that was founded when prospectors searching for gold arrived in the Rocky Mountains in the mid-nineteenth century. |
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Urban sprawl
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Noel Merino |
The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues; each volume presents a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources representing all sides of the d… |
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Downtown
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Norma Fox Mazer |
A boy's parents leave him behind when they become fugitives due to their antiwar protest bombings. Eight years later, his mother reappears and he must decide what direction his life must take. |
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River town
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Bonnie Geisert |
Describes, in brief text and illustrations, a year in the life of a river bank town and the many changes that occur throughout the seasons. |
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Urbanities
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Patra McSharry Sevastiades,Roger Rosen |
Fictional and non-fictional works about particular cities and the effects of city living on individuals and society. |
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The city in medieval Europe
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Danielle Watson |
Read about the rise of many of medieval Europe s greatest cities, from the canals of Venice to the crowded streets of London. Learn how these cities were founded, how they were governed, the trade th… |
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Fresh-picked poetry
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Michelle Schaub |
This collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers market. Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown it s all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. |
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Indestructibles
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Kate Merritt,Amy Pixton |
10 unnumbered pages : 18 cm |
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What's it like to live here?
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Katie Marsico |
Young readers will be introduced to the types of housing, the landscape, and the experiences and opportunities representative of living in a big city. |
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Big City Port
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Betsy Maestro,Ellen Delvecchio,Giulio Maestro |
Text and illustrations describe the unceasing activity at a busy seaport, including the coming and going of various ships and the moving of cargo by big machines. |
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The city
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Douglas Florian |
A woman carrying a shopping bag passes all the sights of the city on the way to her apartment, then hangs on her wall the painting she has bought: a cityscape. |
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Village and town life
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Sheila Ferguson |
Compares village life with town life in England, from the Middle Ages to the present, describing how technological developments have blurred the differences. |
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My City/ Mi Ciudad
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Rebecca Emberley |
My City/ Mi Ciudad is a delightful board book by Rebecca Emberley, introducing young readers to words in both English and Spanish. |
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The city
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Kathryn Hinds |
Describes the social and economic structure of city life during the Renaissance, from about 1400 to 1600, explaining how cities varied in government, commerce, population, and culture, and how they i… |
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Colonial life
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Rebecca Stefoff |
Presents the history of the British colonies in North America, beginning with the Jamestown settlement, through excerpts from letters, pamphlets, journal entries, and other documents of the time. |
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Life in a medieval city
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Frances Gies,Joseph Gies |
Recreates the life of the rich and poor family, the housewife, businessman, doctor, scholar, clergy, artist, and writer of the Middle Ages, with insights into many customs and traditions of the perio… |
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Ghost Towns (Scary Places)
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Sarah Parvis |
Deserted towns are time capsules of the past, and the 11 places explored in this book all have a past marked by tragedy. The Lost Colony, for example, on Virginia’s Roanoke Island, was the first plac… |
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