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.
Text and color photos explain what public housing communities are and introduce the people one might find in them, including elderly persons, children, day care workers, custodians, and building managers.
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.
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 process of community lawmaking, explaining why rules are important and covering such topics as judges, town meetings, and citizens' rights and responsibilities.
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.
Text and color photos describe several community needs and wants, such as food, clean water, shelter, safety, and leadership, and explain how each is met.
