community life

"This diverse selection of 34 poems, paired with . .. illustrations that capture daily life, celebrates the places where we live: our homes, our streets, our towns"-- Provided by publisher.

"In this … book of maps, [the reader will] explore the neighborhoods of 16 kids from around the globe, from the United States to India to Cambodia. Learn all about where these children live, where they go to school, their favorite places to plat and more!"--Back cover.

"While riding in a city, there are so many things to see! Text and illustrations draw in emergent readers"--Provided by publisher.

"Cam and his father enjoy a leisurely shopping trip in their suburban town . . . Pairs with the nonfiction title Suburban Places"--Provided by publisher.

Floating alone on his boat, a small mouse caught in a storm at sea wishes upon a star and receives a host of friends who are unable to rescue him, but who are there to weather the storm with him until it passes.

"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--Provided by publisher.

"When Boipelo Seku learns about a man who traded his way from a paperclip to a house, he starts a trade of his own in his small village of Cedarville, South Africa, accidentally setting in motion a string of good deeds that will change his community forever"--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Jillian Robichaux's coastal Louisiana town of Boutin suffers a catastrophic flood that might be too much for her community to overcome, but she is determined to keep both Boutin and its indomitable spirit alive.

"While true-crime afficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new friend goes missing and Ellery may be next"--Provided by publisher.

A question-answer format shows how both written rules (like traffic laws) and unwritten rules (like character values such as honesty) help communities grow and thrive.