cities and towns

Text and color illustrations explore different kinds of communities, including city life and relationships with neighbors and other people who work and live there.

Illustrations and text describe thirty-four cities around the world.

Simple text and illustrations tell four scary stories of deserted cities.

Readers will engage with women's lives during an important historical period.

The author visits cities around six continentsto explore how each is dealing with the challenges of feeding, housing, and connecting with its citizens, andthe vital rol e science has played in shaping cities all around us.

Looks at how concerned citizens of Richmond, California used local politics to reclaim their town from the Chevron Oil Company.

Addresses the challenges within urban development and renewal, and the role cities have played in addressing these environmental, economic, and social challenges.

Examines extreme overpopulation and poverty in various parts of Africa, increased mortality rates as a result of the AIDS epidemic, and high birth rates.

Explores houses and cities around the world, covering ancient times, the middle ages, and modern day. Discusses places such as Celtic forts, Sumerian houses, the Baroque city, classical China, megacities, and the Neoclassical city. Includes a chronology, glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Looks at what cities are, what they are made of, and what one can find in them.