Catalano, Angela

Explains how symbols strengthen small and large communities and presents examples of symbols, including holidays, fairs, flags, songs, and documents such as the Declaration of Independence.

Text and color photos introduce the natural, human, and capital resources one usually finds in cities, suburbs, rural areas, and schools, and explain how these resources are shared.

Explains how symbols strengthen small and large communities and presents examples of symbols, including holidays, fairs, flags, songs, and documents such as the Declaration of Independence.

Introduces the differences between rural and urban communities and describes the land, resources, and climates of mountain, island, polar, and desert communities.

Text and color photos introduce the natural, human, and capital resources one usually finds in cities, suburbs, rural areas, and schools, and explain how these resources are shared.

Explains how symbols strengthen small and large communities and presents examples of symbols, including holidays, fairs, flags, songs, and documents such as the Declaration of Independence.

Introduces the differences between rural and urban communities and describes the land, resources, and climates of mountain, island, polar, and desert communities.

Text and color photos explain how communities make decisions about money, covering the roles played by taxes, elections, councils, and budgets and presenting examples of decisions made in real schools, towns, and cities.