city and town life

Because Nora and her brother live in an apartment, personal privacy, making friends, and finding places to play are sometimes a problem.

Describes the sights and sounds to be found in any large city.

A wily twelve-year-old boy's adventures as he unravels a carnival mystery, saves his paper route, rescues the town, and even (accidentally) gets the girl.

A young boy and his father explore the neighborhood and make a map showing where different things are located. Written in two reading levels for parents and children to read together.

Collects eighteen poems by American poet Lee Bennett Hopkins that guide the reader through cities around the world, including New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and elsewhere, with illustrations by Marcellus Hall.

Simple text and photographs describe what it is like to live in an urban community.

Presents a children's book for early readers that encourages kids to make a difference in their city by teaching others about peace, reading stories to others at the library, taking flowers to a nursing home, and more.

Describes the characteristics of a city, examines the types of homes built in cities, 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.

When she goes looking for "something beautiful" in her city neighborhood, a young girl finds beauty in many different forms.

Photographs and simple text describe what it is like to live in a town.