city and town life

Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a typical American town, using Elkton, Maryland, as an example.

Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a large city, using Chicago, Illinois, as an example.

Eight-year-old Jasmin, who lives in Chicago, describes her school, favorite sites to visit, and her city's government, arts, sports, neighborhoods, and tall buildings.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes, through the eyes of an eight-year-old, the things to do and see while living in a town.

Presents a children's book for early readers that introduces basic community concepts related to towns such as location, things in a town, and different types of towns.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes, through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl, the things to do and see while living in the mountains of Colorado.

Marisol and her neighbors turn a vacant New York City lot into a lush community garden.

Ragweed, a young country mouse, leaves his family and travels to the big city, where he finds excitement and danger and sees cats for the first time.

Unhappy with their family's move to the city, Elmo and his cat Leon take a nocturnal journey to their old house in the country but find that things are somehow not the same there.

Introduces facts about cities and towns, such as the jobs available in cities, how towns developed, where people live, and how recreational time is spent in cities.