community development

A question and answer format discusses the importance of responsibility and cooperation. Includes a simple activity encourages readers to actively participate in their own community.

Through a question-answer format and easily relatable photos, readers learn about leaders' responsibilities and how leaders cooperate with all citizens to achieve shared goals.

"A history of the Denver neighborhood known as the Holly and the controversial anti-gang activist Terrance Roberts"--Provided by publisher.

Supply and Demand introduces readers to the concept of supply and demand using familiar examples, such as shopping and holidays.

"Urbanist Joel Kotkin challenges the conventional urban-planning wisdom that favors high-density strategies and instead advocates for 'smart suburbs' that take advantage of new technologies, family-friendly policies, and sustainable planning"--Provided by publisher.

". . . introduces readers to the concept of supply and demand using familiar examples, such as shopping and holidays"--Provided by publisher.

". . . introduces readers to the differences between needs and wants"--Provided by publisher.

". . . introduces readers to the relationship between government and community, including information about how government works, what taxes are for, and why people vote"--Provided by publisher.

Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park.