country life

Ten-year-old Allie's family moves from urban New Haven to rural Stamford, Connecticut, in the midst of the Great Depression.

Describes some of the features of rural communities, and looks briefly at different types of rural communities.

Describes the characteristics of a village, examines the types of homes built in villages, the materials used to construct them, and what they look like inside, and discusses how the environment influences what kinds of homes are built in various geographical locations. Includes photographs, a map, glossary, and activity.

A little girl and her grandmother share many activities together.

On a trip to the country, a little dog named Muffin encounters all kinds of new and puzzling sounds.

A young boy living in rural Kentucky looks forward to the annual Christmas festivities, especially the traditional family cream candy; but when his favorite dog disappears, he comes to realize that tradition and family have a deeper meaning.

After her father dies, eleven-year-old Jane-Ery slowly finds healing through her relationship with her grandfather and their rural Virginia home.

In poor, rural Georgia in 1927, twelve-year-old Carrisa and her suspicious mama take in an elderly drifter with a shiny bicycle, never expecting how profoundly his wise and patient ways will affect them.

Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.

When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived; but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home.