communities

"One of America's most honored writers--a Newbery Honor medalist, Coretta Scott King Medalist, and a three-time National Book Award finalist--draws upon history, and her astonishing imagination, to revive the long lost community of Seneca Village."--Jacket.

"Walking his dog at dusk, one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings, exploring your neighborhood, and coming home"--OCLC.

Presents sixteen short stories and two poems that look at the hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native American pride.

"Combines [the author's] text with . . . National Geographic photography of people from dozens of countries around the world to explore and celebrate how we are the same and how we are different--and how laughter and love can help bring the world together"--Provided by publisher.

"The . . . story and . . . history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species. Explores how the tension between identity and anonymity defines how societies develop, function, and fail. Reveals how mankind created sprawling civilizations of unrivaled complexity--and what it will take to sustain them"--OCLC.

Twelve-year-old Neva and her older brother Clayton have been left with their grandparents for the summer, and she is having a difficult time dealing with change: the changes to her body, changes with her relationships with her brother who is becoming involved with social activism and their multicultural community (and with Michelle, the sexy girl across the street), and with her best friend, Jamila, whose father is from Ghana--Neva is growing up and she is not sure that the dictionary has the right words to describe everything she is experiencing.

"Communities rely on the important work that many different people do to support it. Learn about the mayor, police officers, firefighters, doctors, dentists, and others who help one another in this . . . book. An early civics book that includes a note to caregivers, reading activities, and a word list"--Publisher.

Explores a range of strategies used by political candidates to work with community members during a campaign.

A little boy promises his beloved friend, an elderly lady, that one day he will fix up her old house--and his words inspire the other people in the neighborhood to pitch in and get it done.

Introduces young children to the job of a child care provider.