cities and towns

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on.

The boring town of Dementedyville is livened up by a mysterious stuffed animal called Zombiekins that turns things upside down when exposed to moonlight.

Looks at different types of patterns that can be seen on buildings, streets, and other places in the city.

Text and color photos introduce the people one might find in a neighborhood, such as children, elderly persons, community center volunteers, mail carriers, and snowplow drivers, and explain how they work together as a community.

Text and color photos introduce the people who play important roles in urban communities, including the mayor, city council members, judges, gardeners, museum curators, and urban planners.

Adventurous orphan Mosca Mye, her savage goose, Saracen, and their sometimes-loyal companion, Eponymous Clent, become embroiled in the intrigues of Toll, a town that changes entirely as day turns to night.

Provides information about legendary and mythical cities. Includes stories about Camelot, Atlantis, Valhalla, El Dorado, Minas Tirith, Rivendell, and Xanadu.

Describes, in brief text and illustrations, a year in the life of a river bank town and the many changes that occur throughout the seasons.

Text and illustrations trace the evolution of an imaginary but typical American city from the turn of the century to the 1980's.