cities and towns

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 introduces basic community concepts related to towns such as location, things in a town, and different types of towns.

Izzy, raised in the mountains, has only one word to describe the people, buildings, cars, and other exciting things she sees in the big, bustling city.

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.

Traces the development of one street from the Stone Age to the present day, from dirt track to the rebuilding of inns as wine bars, showing how people lived and what they did all day.

One night while everyone is sleeping, a little boy watches his paper mouse save a cat from an angry dog.

Contains an illustrated collection of poems that capture various aspects of life in the city.

Describes the origin of cities, aspects of city life, and specific cities old and new, past, present, and future.

A look at the varied and exciting life in early urban areas in America. Includes an examination of the problems as well as the joys of city life.

Black-and-white illustrations and text record the sights on a day trip to the city and back home again to the country. The trip to the city is read from front to back and the return trip, from back to front, upside down.