community life

Miles wants to move away after his cousin Keisha is accidentally shot in their neighborhood park, but Keisha and Miles' father work with others to make their community a safer place.

Having glammed up her school friends, Mary has set her sights on sprucing up a vacant lot in the neighborhood. Soon she's enlisting help from neighborhood business owners and her friends--all of whom are modern versions of popular nursery rhyme characters.

"Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? . . . Steve Light's . . . artwork spins a backstory of unexpected friendship. Itsy Bitsy sits at home, drinking tea, all alone . . . Everyone knows the rhyme 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider.' We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout--again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse and mastered its accompanying twisty finger play. But what sent the tiny spider on his upward trek to begin with? What happened along the way--and where is Itsy now?"--Provided by publisher.

A girl and her community celebrate the arrival of the water man when he comes on his weekly visit to distribute water to a Cuban village.

"When community members work together with trucks and ships to clean up the town's riverfront, an artist and her child hammer, chisel, weld and zap the found materials into something beautiful"--OCLC.

"Highlights what firefighters do, where they work, and how they help the community by preventing and putting out fires"--Provided by publisher.

Truly Lovejoy's hopes for a perfect summer are dashed when she is sent to mermaid academy, complete with a sparkly tail, but she finds a new mystery for the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes to investigate.

"Whether you're way up north in Alaska, in sunny southern Florida, or in the western Hawaiian Islands, you are part of a state community . . . this . . . book is designed to teach young readers about what it means to be part of a state community. Through real-life examples of active citizenship and cooperative efforts to achieve common goals, children will understand how they each have unique contributions to make as community members"--Provided by publisher.

Photographs and simple text describe the work done by nurses.

Photographs and simple text describe the work done by farmers.