city and town life

Upon moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, a boy convinces his two new friends to help him track down the mysterious phantom who stole his bicycle, as well as Arthur Bobowicz, owner of a giant chicken that once terrorized local citizens.

A case of mistaken identity leads to hilarious results when Fox and Rabbit set out to visit an uncle in the city.

On a rainy day two brothers try to discover who is playing the harmonica they hear in their apartment building.

Follows seven-year-old Henry Nii Kwei Sanniez through a typical day in the Ghanaian city of Accra.

Libbie gives a tour of her neighborhood to a boy just about her age whose family is moving in next door.

Madlenka wants a dog and doesn't care what kind it is, so long as she can put it on a leash and walk it around the block, but when her parents say no, Madlenka must use her imagination.

Jamila and her little sister are frightened by the loud city noises at their new apartment, but they find comfort in recalling the stories their great-grandma used to tell about life in Africa.

Like all good friends, Matthew and Tilly have an occasional tiff, but their friendship prevails despite their differences.

Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Marvin the ape slips out of the zoo and finds he likes it on the outside, where he easily blends into city lifestyles.